Raikes Mausoleum in St Mary's Churchyard is a Grade II* listed building in the Redbridge local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 February 1979. Mausoleum.

Raikes Mausoleum in St Mary's Churchyard

WRENN ID
rusted-gable-plover
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Redbridge
Constituency
Chingford and Woodford Green MP: Sir Iain Duncan Smith (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
22 February 1979
Type
Mausoleum
Address
Raikes Mausoleum in St Mary's Churchyard, Church of St Mary, High Road, London, E18 2PA
OS grid reference
TQ 399 907
Coordinates
51.59809, 0.01979
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Raikes Mausoleum, located in St Mary's Churchyard, was built around 1797 and is designed in a Neo-classical style, reminiscent of the work of architect John Soane. The mausoleum is square and constructed from Portland stone. Each side features a simple segmental pediment, with the walls remaining largely blank except for the south side, which has a sealed entrance. Atop the structure is a finely carved oval sarcophagus, supported by square feet and adorned with fluted sides and ring handles. The sarcophagus includes panels with epitaphs, one of which honors Martha Pelly, the wife of William Raikes, Esq., noting her virtues and superior understanding. William Raikes was a director of the Bank of England.

Local climate

Raikes Mausoleum in St Mary's Churchyard sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 680 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 99% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 99% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 65% 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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