Nash Monument, Christ Church is a Grade II listed building in the Tower Hamlets local planning authority area, England. First listed on 2 November 1995. Monument.
Nash Monument, Christ Church
- WRENN ID
- grim-gargoyle-mint
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Tower Hamlets
- Constituency
- Bethnal Green and Stepney MP: Rushanara Ali (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 2 November 1995
- Type
- Monument
- Address
- Nash Monument, Christ Church, Commercial Street, E1 6LY
- OS grid reference
- TQ 337 817
- Coordinates
- 51.51897, -0.07402
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Nash Monument at Christ Church is a churchyard memorial dating from around 1820, though it may incorporate elements from a mid-18th century tomb. Made of Portland stone, it features statuary marble inscription panels. The monument consists of a square obelisk topped with a flaming gadrooned urn, which stands on four legs atop a square pedestal. The pedestal has an entablature and inscription panels on each side. This memorial was erected to honor members of the Nash family who died in 1820, 1835, and 1853, among others. It is the only churchyard monument that has survived at Christ Church in Spitalfields.
Local climate
Nash Monument, Christ Church 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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- Cattle and Horse Drinking Trough (On Pavement in Front of Drinking Fountain)
- K6 Telephone Kiosk
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- 1 and 3, Fournier Street E1
- 11, Fournier Street E1
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