Mausoleum in North East Part of Former Burial Ground of Seamen's Hospital is a Grade II listed building in the Greenwich local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 June 1973. Mausoleum.

Mausoleum in North East Part of Former Burial Ground of Seamen's Hospital

WRENN ID
tilted-grate-quill
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Greenwich
Constituency
Greenwich and Woolwich MP: Matthew Pennycook (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
8 June 1973
Type
Mausoleum
Address
Mausoleum in North East Part of Former Burial Ground of Seamen's Hospital, Romney Road Se10
OS grid reference
TQ 385 776
Coordinates
51.48105, -0.00617
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The mausoleum is located in the north-east part of the former burial ground of the Seamen's Hospital and dates back to 1749. It is a small, single-storey building with three bays, constructed from multicoloured stock brick. The structure features a stone cornice and a blocking course, with a central open pediment. There are three finely-gauged round brick arches, with the centre arch being larger and having a stone spring band. The left arch serves as an entrance, while the other two are unglazed windows. A stone plinth supports the building. The rear elevation also has two similar arches and a flight of steps leading down to a vault, which is now sealed. The cartouche in the pediment at the front bears the inscription, "5th July 1749. John Meriton Pensioner was ye first Man Buried in this Ground." Additionally, there are many 19th-century memorial tablets attached to the walls.

Local climate

Mausoleum in North East Part of Former Burial Ground of Seamen's Hospital 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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