Foscolo Memorial Approximately 25 Metres South West of West Tower of Church of St Nicholas is a Grade II listed building in the Hounslow local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 July 1989. Tomb.
Foscolo Memorial Approximately 25 Metres South West of West Tower of Church of St Nicholas
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- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Hounslow
- Constituency
- Hammersmith and Chiswick MP: Andy Slaughter (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 25 July 1989
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- TQ 215 777
- Coordinates
- 51.48574, -0.251
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Foscolo Memorial is a chest tomb located approximately 25 meters southwest of the west tower of the Church of St Nicholas. It was created in 1861, likely designed by the sculptor Baron Morochetti. The tomb is made of marble with a hipped top, set on a granite plinth, and originally featured metalwork details, although the railings and bronze wreath have since been removed. The memorial commemorates Ugo Foscolo, an important Italian patriot and a leading early 19th-century Romantic poet, second only to Leopardi. In 1871, Foscolo's remains were disinterred by Italian authorities and transferred to the Church of Santa Goce in Florence.
Local climate
Foscolo Memorial Approximately 25 Metres South West of West Tower of Church of St Nicholas 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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