Tomb of Elizabeth Beacham, in the churchyard of St Nicholas is a Grade II listed building in the Sutton local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 April 2018. Tomb.
Tomb of Elizabeth Beacham, in the churchyard of St Nicholas
- WRENN ID
- nether-rotunda-crag
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Sutton
- Constituency
- Sutton and Cheam MP: Luke Taylor (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 18 April 2018
- Type
- Tomb
- Address
- Tomb of Elizabeth Beacham, in the churchyard of St Nicholas, St Nicholas Church, St Nicholas Way, SM1 1ST
- OS grid reference
- TQ 257 641
- Coordinates
- 51.36267, -0.19519
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The tomb of Elizabeth Beacham, dated around 1716, is located a short distance to the west of St Nicholas Church. It is made of stone and features a headstone that faces west. The top of the headstone is designed as a bold cartouche, intricately carved in relief, with volutes on either side framing a skull and crossbones that is turned to the left. The main part of the stone has shouldered edges, with notional capitals supporting the volutes, and a round-arched panel that contains the inscription. The upper portion of the inscription reads: "In Memory of / ELIZBETH BEACHAM / Wife of JOHN BEACHAM / CITIZEN & VINTNER OF LONDON / Who died January [1716 In the] 32 year of her age." The lower part of the text is mostly illegible, although the lettering is well crafted. The reverse side of the headstone is more roughly hewn.
Local climate
Tomb of Elizabeth Beacham, in the churchyard of St Nicholas 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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