Tomb of Captain George Vancouver 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 Captain George Vancouver in the Churchyard of St Peter's Church
- WRENN ID
- dusk-fireplace-dawn
- 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
- 51.44659, -0.30079
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The tomb of Captain George Vancouver is located in the churchyard of St Peter's Church. It is a churchyard monument dedicated to Captain George Vancouver, who died in 1798. The tomb features an arched headstone and footstone made of Portland stone, set within a replaced stone kerb. The headstone is inscribed with "Captain George Vancouver Died in the Year 1798 Aged 40." The footstone bears the inscription: "Restored by the Native Sons of British Columbia Post No.2 (Canada) Maintained by the Late Major J.S. Matthews and the City of Vancouver B.C. (Canada)." This monument is listed for its historical significance related to George Vancouver, a notable maritime explorer. Additionally, there is a wall monument inside the church, erected in 1841 by the Hudson's Bay Company, which provides a more detailed eulogy for him.
Local climate
Tomb of Captain George Vancouver 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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