Monument at South End of Axis at South End of Axis South from Columbarium and Non Conformist Chapel at City of London Cemetery is a Grade II listed building in the Newham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 October 1984. Monument.

Monument at South End of Axis at South End of Axis South from Columbarium and Non Conformist Chapel at City of London Cemetery

WRENN ID
rusted-trefoil-swallow
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Newham
Constituency
East Ham MP: Sir Stephen Timms (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
25 October 1984
Type
Monument
Address
Monument at South End of Axis at South End of Axis South from Columbarium and Non Conformist Chapel at City of London Cemetery, Aldersbrook Road E12
OS grid reference
TQ 421 862
Coordinates
51.55727, 0.04856
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This monument, located at the south end of the axis south from the Columbarium and Non-Conformist Chapel at the City of London Cemetery, was erected in 1871 by the City Corporation and designed by engineer William Haywood. It is a three-stage stone structure topped with a cross, featuring a decorated Gothic style. The monument has grey granite panels on its four faces, with only one face inscribed. At the corners of the second stage, there are four standing female figures, and one monster figure remains on the first stage. The monument commemorates the bodies that were removed from St Andrew's, Holborn and St Sepulchre, London, for the improvement of Holborn Viaduct Street.

Local climate

Monument at South End of Axis at South End of Axis South from Columbarium and Non Conformist Chapel at City of London Cemetery sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 680 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 99% 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 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 65% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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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