Chest Tomb to Edward Burford 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. Monument.

Chest Tomb to Edward Burford in St Mary at Finchley Churchyard

WRENN ID
ruined-railing-poplar
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Barnet
Constituency
Finchley and Golders Green MP: Sarah Sackman (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
29 January 1996
Type
Monument
Address
Chest Tomb to Edward Burford in St Mary at Finchley Churchyard, Hendon Lane N3
OS grid reference
TQ 249 905
Coordinates
51.59959, -0.19804
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The chest tomb to Edward Burford, dating from around 1800, is located in the churchyard of St Mary-at-Finchley. It is made of Portland stone and features a grey ledger slab on top. The tomb is adorned with fluted pilasters and is enclosed by its original cast-iron railings, which have urn finials on the main posts. This tomb has group value with the Norris tomb.

Local climate

Chest Tomb to Edward Burford 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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