1733 foundation plaque in south wall of Novo Cemetery is a Grade II listed building in the Tower Hamlets local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 April 2014. Plaque. 7 related planning applications.
1733 foundation plaque in south wall of Novo Cemetery
- WRENN ID
- wild-portal-khaki
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Tower Hamlets
- Constituency
- Bethnal Green and Stepney MP: Rushanara Ali (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 11 April 2014
- Type
- Plaque
- Address
- 1733 foundation plaque in south wall of Novo Cemetery, Queen Mary University of London, Mile End Road, London, E1 4NS
- OS grid reference
- TQ 361 823
- Coordinates
- 51.52397, -0.0387
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Novo Cemetery features a foundation plaque made of upright Portland stone, dating from 1733. The slab has scrolled sides and is inscribed in Hebrew, commemorating the opening of the cemetery. The listing specifically pertains to the plaque itself and does not include the surrounding brick boundary wall, which is not considered of special interest.
Local climate
1733 foundation plaque in south wall of Novo Cemetery 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 1 transaction since 2001
- Related listed building consents — 7 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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