Headstone to John Singer Sargent 1856 to 1925 is a Grade II listed building in the Woking local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 July 2004. Memorial.
Headstone to John Singer Sargent 1856 to 1925
- WRENN ID
- pitched-zinc-ivy
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Woking
- Constituency
- Woking MP: Mr Will Forster (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 23 July 2004
- Type
- Memorial
- OS grid reference
- SU 959 562
- Coordinates
- 51.2977, -0.62461
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The headstone for John Singer Sargent, who lived from 1856 to 1925, is located in Brookwood Cemetery. This Grade II memorial is made of Portland stone and features an upright grave-marker inspired by an Attic stele. It is inscribed at the top with the words 'LABORARE EST HONORARE' and at the foot with 'HE GIVETH HIS BELOVED SLEEP'. Sargent was a prominent American painter known for his society portraits during the late Victorian and Edwardian periods. He is also remembered for a large memorial in the crypt of St Paul's Cathedral, which includes a version of his sculpture of Christ in agony. This headstone, which also commemorates his sister Emily, is a simple example of late Neo-classicism and is listed for its historical significance.
Local climate
Headstone to John Singer Sargent 1856 to 1925 sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 76% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 65% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 68% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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