Monument to John Crutchley, Lee Old Churchyard is a Grade II listed building in the Lewisham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 1 June 2007. Tomb.
Monument to John Crutchley, Lee Old Churchyard
- WRENN ID
- buried-portal-oak
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Lewisham
- Constituency
- Lewisham North MP: Vicky Foxcroft (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 1 June 2007
- Type
- Tomb
- Address
- Monument to John Crutchley, Lee Old Churchyard, Lee Terrace
- OS grid reference
- TQ 390 757
- Coordinates
- 51.46323, 0.00035
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The monument to John Crutchley is located in Lee Old Churchyard and dates from around 1727. It commemorates John Crutchley, who was a citizen and dyer from Southwark and passed away in the same year. The monument is a raised ledger stone that is in good condition, featuring a partially visible inscription and an appealing armorial roundel.
The old churchyard of Lee is home to many significant monuments that highlight the area's Georgian history as a retirement spot for City merchants and individuals associated with the Greenwich and Deptford shipyards. At the center of the churchyard are the remains of the tower from the former medieval Church of St Margaret, which is listed as Grade II. The current Church of St Margaret, built between 1830 and 1841, is located to the south side of Lee Terrace and is listed as Grade II*. The churchyard of the current church contains later tombs, primarily used between the 1840s and 1870s, but saw a decline in usage after the opening of Hither Green Cemetery in 1873.
The tomb of John Crutchley is significant as an early 18th-century monument in good condition, making it worthy of listing due to its historical and commemorative value.
Local climate
Monument to John Crutchley, Lee Old Churchyard sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 690 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 96% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 99% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 52% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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