Tomb of the Earl of Mount Edgecumbe in the Churchyard of St Peter's Church is a Grade II listed building in the Richmond upon Thames local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 March 2000. Tomb.

Tomb of the Earl of Mount Edgecumbe in the Churchyard of St Peter's Church

WRENN ID
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Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Richmond upon Thames
Constituency
Richmond Park MP: Sarah Olney (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
23 March 2000
Type
Tomb
OS grid reference
TQ 181 733
Coordinates
51.44673, -0.30064
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The tomb of the Earl of Mount Edgecumbe is located in the churchyard of St Peter's Church. It commemorates Richard, the 2nd Earl of Mount Edgecumbe, who lived from 1764 to 1839. The monument is made of Portland stone and features an arched cover with a pediment and acroteria, resting on a rectangular sarcophagus. There are significant remnants of early black paint on the surface. The epitaph notes that the Earl chose to live in this area for much of his life and wished to be buried here rather than in the distant tomb of his ancestors. It expresses a hope that his spirit may be united with both the rich and the poor in the afterlife. This tomb is a notable example of the later phase of Neo-classicism influenced by archaeological findings.

Local climate

Tomb of the Earl of Mount Edgecumbe in the Churchyard of St Peter's 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 83% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 78% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 59% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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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