Grave of W S Gilbert to South West of Church of St John is a Grade II listed building in the Harrow local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 May 1983. Grave.
Grave of W S Gilbert to South West of Church of St John
- WRENN ID
- dusk-gallery-shade
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Harrow
- Constituency
- Harrow East MP: Bob Blackman (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 25 May 1983
- Type
- Grave
- Address
- Grave of W S Gilbert to South West of Church of St John, Church Road
- OS grid reference
- TQ 166 921
- Coordinates
- 51.61603, -0.31588
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The grave of W. S. Gilbert, located to the southwest of the Church of St. John, was established in 1911. It is made of white marble and features an angel with wings displayed above a cambered slab and a chamfered base.
Local climate
Grave of W S Gilbert to South West of Church of St John 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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- 4 Memorial to Sir W S Gilbert
- 5 Tomb of George Gilbert Scott Junior in St Johns Churchyard Extension
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