Mausoleum of Sir Joseph William Bazalgette 20 Yards to North East of Chancel of St Marys Church is a Grade II listed building in the Merton local planning authority area, England. Mausoleum.
Mausoleum of Sir Joseph William Bazalgette 20 Yards to North East of Chancel of St Marys Church
- WRENN ID
- graven-paling-rush
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Merton
- Constituency
- Wimbledon MP: Mr Paul Kohler (LD)
- Country
- England
- Type
- Mausoleum
- OS grid reference
- TQ 245 714
- Coordinates
- 51.42865, -0.21018
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The mausoleum of Sir Joseph William Bazalgette is located 20 yards to the northeast of the chancel of St Mary's Church in the London Borough of Merton. It is a Grade II listed structure, built from Portland stone. The mausoleum features a square rusticated base with an arched entrance, which is flanked by cast iron gates accessed by descending steps. Above this base is a battered block topped with a simple cornice and corner acroteria. Sir Joseph Bazalgette, who died in 1891, was known for designing the main London trunk sewer system and for constructing the Victoria and Albert Embankments during his tenure as chief engineer to the Metropolitan Board of Works from 1866 to 1889.
Local climate
Mausoleum of Sir Joseph William Bazalgette 20 Yards to North East of Chancel of St Marys Church sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 720 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 82% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 81% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 54% 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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