The tomb of Vice-Admiral Robert Plampin is a Grade II listed building in the Redbridge local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 June 2004. Tomb.

The tomb of Vice-Admiral Robert Plampin

WRENN ID
young-ashlar-falcon
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Redbridge
Constituency
Leyton and Wanstead MP: Mr Calvin Bailey (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
22 June 2004
Type
Tomb
OS grid reference
TQ 409 877
Coordinates
51.57144, 0.03289
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The tomb of Vice-Admiral Robert Plampin is made of Portland stone and Carrara marble, set on a York stone base. The original iron railings have been lost. The memorial features a strigilated column with an inscription panel in the center of the shaft, which supports an urn. It stands on a pedestal that has a worn carved upper section decorated with naval trophies and a heraldic achievement.

Local climate

The tomb of Vice-Admiral Robert Plampin 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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