Bankes Tomb in Churchyard of St Mary, 4 Yards to North West of Bazalgette Mausoleum is a Grade II listed building in the Merton local planning authority area, England. Tomb.
Bankes Tomb in Churchyard of St Mary, 4 Yards to North West of Bazalgette Mausoleum
- WRENN ID
- stony-wattle-weasel
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Merton
- Constituency
- Wimbledon MP: Mr Paul Kohler (LD)
- Country
- England
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- TQ 245 714
- Coordinates
- 51.42871, -0.2103
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Bankes tomb, located in the churchyard of St Mary, dates from the mid-18th century and is made of Portland stone. It features swelling 'baluster' profiled corners and panelled sides, topped with a slab. The tomb is situated 4 yards to the northwest of the Bazalgette Mausoleum.
Local climate
Bankes Tomb in Churchyard of St Mary, 4 Yards to North West of Bazalgette Mausoleum 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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