Tomb to East of Tomb to John Smith is a Grade II listed building in the Tower Hamlets local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 October 1999. Funerary monument.

Tomb to East of Tomb to John Smith

WRENN ID
lesser-basalt-magpie
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Tower Hamlets
Constituency
Poplar and Limehouse MP: Apsana Begum (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
13 October 1999
Type
Funerary monument
OS grid reference
TQ 367 823
Coordinates
51.5238, -0.02982
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a funerary monument commemorating an unknown person, dating from around 1850. It is made of Portland stone and features a square block with an arched recess on each side, adorned with opposing scrolled volutes. Each recess contains a relief depicting a grieving woman beside a sarcophagus or a draped sarcophagus. The upper square section has a shallow pediment on each face with antefixes and is topped with a draped urn. This monument is an unusually rich example of a Neo-classical outdoor memorial and stands out due to its unique design. It is part of a group of notable memorials located near the entrance of the cemetery.

Local climate

Tomb to East of Tomb to John Smith 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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