Anonymous Sarcophagus Approximately 7 Metres East of St George's Rectory is a Grade II listed building in the Tower Hamlets local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 November 1997. Monument.
Anonymous Sarcophagus Approximately 7 Metres East of St George's Rectory
- WRENN ID
- solemn-cobalt-falcon
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Tower Hamlets
- Constituency
- Bethnal Green and Stepney MP: Rushanara Ali (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 21 November 1997
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- TQ 347 808
- Coordinates
- 51.5102, -0.05998
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The anonymous sarcophagus, dating from around 1740, is made of grey veined marble and is located approximately 7 meters east of St George's Rectory. It is supported at the corners by ball and claw feet adorned with acanthus decoration. The coved cover features gadrooning along the edge, with armorial cartouches on the sides and a feathered coronet at the south end. This highly unusual design is executed in very lavish marble and is possibly in memory of an early rector of the church, situated directly opposite the rectory.
Local climate
Anonymous Sarcophagus Approximately 7 Metres East of St George's Rectory 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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