Tomb of Sir William Blake Richmond is a Grade II listed building in the Hounslow local planning authority area, England. First listed on 20 July 1999. Memorial stone.
Tomb of Sir William Blake Richmond
- WRENN ID
- scarred-jade-lichen
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Hounslow
- Constituency
- Hammersmith and Chiswick MP: Andy Slaughter (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 20 July 1999
- Type
- Memorial stone
- Address
- Tomb of Sir William Blake Richmond, Corney Road
- OS grid reference
- TQ 214 776
- Coordinates
- 51.48462, -0.25256
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Tomb of Sir William Blake Richmond is a memorial stone located in Chiswick House, commemorating the artist who lived from 1842 to 1921. Designed by Margaret Wrightson, it features a Portland stone plinth that supports a white marble panel. The tomb is rectangular with a pedimented top, adorned with acanthus kneelers and a finial.
On the east side, there is a dedication to Sir William's wife, Clara, who passed away in 1915. This side includes a relief carving of a woman representing Charity, dressed in flowing drapes, holding a heart-topped staff and the hand of a kneeling mourner, with doves in the background and the inscription "CARITAS."
The west side is dedicated to Sir William himself, featuring a relief carving of a woman in flowing drapes representing Hope, stepping from a boat onto water while holding a sail inscribed "SPES." Below this carving is a quotation from the Iliad.
Local climate
Tomb of Sir William Blake Richmond sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 700 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 92% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 90% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 64% 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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