Cemetery Mortuary is a Grade II listed building in the Isle of Wight local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 August 2009. Mortuary.
Cemetery Mortuary
- WRENN ID
- hidden-corner-winter
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Isle of Wight
- Constituency
- Isle of Wight East MP: Joe Robertson (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 3 August 2009
- Type
- Mortuary
- Address
- Cemetery Mortuary, Newport Road, Ventnor
- OS grid reference
- SZ 556 777
- Coordinates
- 50.59663, -1.21512
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Cemetery Mortuary, built around 1870, is designed in the Early English style by architect Mr. F. Newman of Ryde. It is made from Isle of Wight stone rubble with ashlar dressings, set on a stone plinth, and features a gabled slate roof with ridge cresting. The gable end includes coping and carved kneelers. The main entrance, facing southwest, has a round-headed niche and an arched doorcase with hood moulding supported by carved stone corbels, leading to a 20th-century plank door. The northwest side has one flat-arched opening, while the other sides are without openings. The interior was not inspected.
The Newport Road Cemetery opened in 1870, with the chapels and lodge also designed by Mr. F. Newman. The mortuary shares the same building materials and Early English style, suggesting it was constructed around the same time and by the same architect. It is depicted on the 1898 Ordnance Survey map.
The mortuary is designated for its Early English style, craftsmanship in local stone with decorative details, and its more elaborate design compared to many mortuaries. It was built by the same architect as the surviving cemetery chapel and is located in a beautifully landscaped cemetery with extensive views over the downland.
Local climate
Cemetery Mortuary receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 54% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 87% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 7 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 95% of listed buildings. Of these, 3 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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