Monument to James Thompson, Dulwich Old Burial Ground is a Grade II listed building in the Southwark local planning authority area, England. Tomb. 1 related planning application.
Monument to James Thompson, Dulwich Old Burial Ground
- WRENN ID
- old-mullion-briar
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Southwark
- Constituency
- Dulwich and West Norwood MP: Helen Hayes (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Type
- Tomb
- Address
- Monument to James Thompson, Dulwich Old Burial Ground, Dulwich Village, SE21 7AL
- OS grid reference
- TQ 331 741
- Coordinates
- 51.45064, -0.08497
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The monument to James Thompson is a stone tomb chest located in the Dulwich Old Burial Ground, dated 1788. It features a brick stylobate with three steps and a stone base. The tomb chest itself is made of smooth ashlar and includes vermiculated corner quoins and a moulded lid. There are recessed oval inscription panels on the tomb. It is marked as J on the plan and is situated to the left of the entrance gates, just north of the Shawe tomb. The burial ground, which was consecrated in 1616, is notable for being unusual as it is not located adjacent to any church or chapel.
Local climate
Monument to James Thompson, Dulwich Old Burial Ground 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 95% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 98% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 57% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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- 1 Thompson Monument Approximately 7 Metres to South of St Patrick's Church
- 2 Thompson Tomb East of Church of St Bride
- 3 Thompson Tomb in Church of All Saints, Church Yard, 15 Feet South of Baptistry
- 4 Chest Tomb to William Thompson, 8 Metres West of Church of St Giles
- 5 Fryers, Thompson and Turner Monuments Approximately 22 Metres South of Priory Church
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