Tomb of Sarah Morris and George Morris is a Grade II listed building in the Tower Hamlets local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 October 1999. Tomb.
Tomb of Sarah Morris and George Morris
- WRENN ID
- secret-stair-pigeon
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Tower Hamlets
- Constituency
- Poplar and Limehouse MP: Apsana Begum (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 13 October 1999
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- TQ 368 823
- Coordinates
- 51.52381, -0.02949
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Tomb of Sarah Morris and George Morris is a funerary monument located in Tower Hamlets Cemetery, commemorating George Morris, who died in 1843. The tomb is made of Portland stone and features a tapering sarcophagus supported by four console feet. It stands on a two-stage base that rests on a rectangular tomb chest with inset panels, which is further elevated by a stepped base. On the eastern end of the sarcophagus, there is a relief of a lily with a cut flower. Surrounding the tomb are cast-iron railings topped with flaming urn finials, all set into a York stone base. This monument is part of a group of outstanding memorials situated near the main entrance of the cemetery.
Local climate
Tomb of Sarah Morris and George Morris 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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