Chest Tomb to Elizabeth Norris in St Mary at Finchley Churchyard is a Grade II listed building in the Barnet local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 January 1996. Chest tomb.
Chest Tomb to Elizabeth Norris in St Mary at Finchley Churchyard
- WRENN ID
- worn-fireplace-spring
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Barnet
- Constituency
- Finchley and Golders Green MP: Sarah Sackman (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 29 January 1996
- Type
- Chest tomb
- Address
- Chest Tomb to Elizabeth Norris in St Mary at Finchley Churchyard, Hendon Lane N3
- OS grid reference
- TQ 249 905
- Coordinates
- 51.59956, -0.19804
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The chest tomb to Elizabeth Norris is located in the churchyard of St Mary-at-Finchley and dates from around 1779. It is made of Portland stone and features a semi-reclining effigy of a veiled woman who is contemplating an urn. This effigy is placed on a chest that has fielded inscription panels. The tomb is enclosed by original cast-iron railings, which have obelisk finials on the rails and flaming urn terminals on the main posts. The tomb also commemorates her husband, Richard Norris of Hampstead, who died in 1779. This monument is a rare example of an external churchyard monument that includes an effigy.
Local climate
Chest Tomb to Elizabeth Norris in St Mary at Finchley Churchyard 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 98% 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 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 66% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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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