Monument of Sir John Call Bart, 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 of Sir John Call Bart, Lee Old Churchyard
- WRENN ID
- vast-stone-evening
- 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 of Sir John Call Bart, Lee Old Churchyard, Lee Terrace
- OS grid reference
- TQ 390 757
- Coordinates
- 51.46352, 0.00026
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The monument of Sir John Call, 1st Baronet, stands in Lee Old Churchyard and was erected around 1801. It is a box tomb constructed of Coade stone, a material known for its durability and distinctive appearance. The monument comprises a deeply panelled plinth, surmounted by a smaller plinth decorated with panels featuring swags and console brackets. A tapering obelisk rises above, displaying armorial bearings accompanied by the motto "ERATA MANU." It also features a small draped sarcophagus at its apex. This is considered one of the most impressive outdoor memorials ever produced by the Coade factory. The monument remains in good condition despite some ivy growth.
Lee Old Churchyard contains numerous notable monuments that reflect the area’s Georgian history as a retirement location for City merchants and those associated with Greenwich and Deptford shipyards. The churchyard includes the remains of a tower belonging to the former medieval Church of St Margaret. The current Church of St Margaret, built between 1839 and 1841, stands to the south of Lee Terrace. Sir John Call, a Fellow of the Royal Society and Society of Antiquaries, served the East India Company as a military engineer and retired to England after accumulating a fortune in India. The monument marks his passing. The use of Coade stone extends to some of Sir John Call's estate buildings at Callington, his Cornish seat, reflecting a particular appreciation for the material.
Local climate
Monument of Sir John Call Bart, 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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