Memorial to the Pears Family, Isleworth Cemetery is a Grade II listed building in the Hounslow local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 November 2002. Monument.

Memorial to the Pears Family, Isleworth Cemetery

WRENN ID
weathered-finial-dew
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Hounslow
Constituency
Brentford and Isleworth MP: Ruth Cadbury (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
5 November 2002
Type
Monument
Address
Memorial to the Pears Family, Isleworth Cemetery, Park Road
OS grid reference
TQ 165 764
Coordinates
51.47465, -0.32284
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The memorial to the Pears family, located in Isleworth Cemetery, was created around 1902 by an unknown mason. This elaborate tall monument is made of grey granite and features a twelve-sided base that rises to a circular plinth with three pilasters. Above the cornice, there are six projecting balusters that support a second cornice, which overhangs the balusters. Above this, antefixes with ribs rise over the domed superstructure, topped with a four-armed cross as the finial. The inscriptions commemorate Andrew Pears, who died in 1909, Andrew Pears junior, who died in 1902, and Thomas Pears, who died in 1912 on the SS Titanic. This monument is the most elaborate in the cemetery and reflects a Baroque design, honoring three members of the prominent Pears family, known for their soap manufacturing business nearby. It stands as an exuberant example of the commercial mason's craft and holds historical significance.

Local climate

Memorial to the Pears Family, Isleworth Cemetery 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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