Tombstone to Roberts 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. Tombstone.
Tombstone to Roberts in St Mary at Finchley Churchyard
- WRENN ID
- dusk-quartz-spindle
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Barnet
- Constituency
- Finchley and Golders Green MP: Sarah Sackman (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 29 January 1996
- Type
- Tombstone
- Address
- Tombstone to Roberts in St Mary at Finchley Churchyard, Hendon Lane N3
- OS grid reference
- TQ 249 905
- Coordinates
- 51.59955, -0.19786
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The tombstone to Roberts, located in St Mary-at-Finchley Churchyard, dates from around 1730 and is made of Portland stone. It features a headstone with an oval inscription panel that is surrounded by putti, drapery, and auricular decoration. At the foot of the stone, there is a relief depicting a jumbled arrangement of skulls and bones. This tombstone is noted for being one of the most elaborate Baroque examples, showcasing unusual imagery related to mortality. It also has group value with the Gee tombstone.
Local climate
Tombstone to Roberts 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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The closest matches to this building from all 493,000 UK listed buildings, by architecture, period and materials.
- 1 Roberts Headstone Immediately East of the Porch of the Church of St Bartholomew
- 2 Elizabeth Roberts Monument in the Churchyard of the Church of St Martin Circa 5 Metres South of the Chancel
- 3 Two Roberts Monuments, in the Churchyard, About 7m North of North-West Corner of Tower, Church of St Andrew and St Bartholomew
- 4 Roberts Headstone Approximately 9 Metres South of the Chancel of the Church of St Giles
- 5 Roberts Monument in the Churchyard About 1 Metres East of Chancel of Church of St Mary
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