Monument to William Frederick Ashton in St Andrews Old Churchyard is a Grade II listed building in the Brent local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 November 1996. Monument.
Monument to William Frederick Ashton in St Andrews Old Churchyard
- WRENN ID
- grey-foundation-amber
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Brent
- Constituency
- Brent East MP: Dawn Butler (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 18 November 1996
- Type
- Monument
- Address
- Monument to William Frederick Ashton in St Andrews Old Churchyard, Old Church Lane Nw9
- OS grid reference
- TQ 206 868
- Coordinates
- 51.56787, -0.26055
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The monument to William Frederick Ashton, who died in 1802, is located in St Andrew's Old Churchyard. It is made of Portland stone and features a swagged urn sitting on a tapering base. This base is positioned above a square pedestal that has a Doric frieze and corners set at an angle, adorned with rosettes.
Local climate
Monument to William Frederick Ashton in St Andrews Old 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 97% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 94% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 29 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 67% 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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