Abbey Cemetery Richardson Tomb is a Grade II listed building in the Bath and North East Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 October 2010. Tomb.
Abbey Cemetery Richardson Tomb
- WRENN ID
- lapsed-brick-brook
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Bath and North East Somerset
- Constituency
- Bath MP: Wera Hobhouse (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 15 October 2010
- Type
- Tomb
- Address
- Abbey Cemetery Richardson Tomb, Ralph Allen Drive
- OS grid reference
- ST 758 636
- Coordinates
- 51.37134, -2.34779
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Richardson Tomb, located in Abbey Cemetery, is a Grade II listed memorial dedicated to Charles Richardson, who died in 1850. This tomb features a Greek Revival pedestal design topped with a draped urn, crafted from pennant stone. Charles Richardson was a draper's assistant who tragically drowned in the River Avon on June 4, 1850. The monument was erected by his many friends from his brief time in the city and includes a conventional tomb with a touching inscription. It is situated in section IV.A.42.43 of the cemetery.
Local climate
Abbey Cemetery Richardson Tomb receives an average of 850 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 59% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 63% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 55% 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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