Abbey Cemetery Williams 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. A C19 Tomb.
Abbey Cemetery Williams Tomb
- WRENN ID
- lesser-bracket-ochre
- 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 Williams Tomb, Ralph Allen Drive
- OS grid reference
- ST 758 636
- Coordinates
- 51.37103, -2.3487
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Abbey Cemetery Williams Tomb is a Grade II* listed monument dedicated to Jane Weeks Williams, who died in 1848. This Neoclassical aedicular monument features a marble upper canopied section supported by pairs of colonnettes with lotus leaf capitals. Inside, there is a marble group consisting of an urn flanked by an angel and a mourner. The pedestal is made of Pennant stone and has vermiculated quoins, with the plinth also being vermiculated.
This tomb is one of the largest and most prominent in the cemetery, significantly contributing to the main northward view from the chapel. It is noted for its grandeur, despite being described as "this monument and frail memorial." Jane Williams resided at 6 Claremont Place, Walcot, and her inscription reflects on her sudden death after a brief illness. Her son Henry, who died in 1853, is also commemorated; he tragically drowned after falling off the West India Docks in a dense London fog. The tomb is located in the southern section of Section III.
Local climate
Abbey Cemetery Williams 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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- 1 Williams Monument in Churchyard About 15 Metres Southwest of Tower, Church of All Saints
- 2 Williams Memorial About 35 Metres North West of West Tower of Church of St Mary
- 3 Williams Memorial About 15 Metres North of North Porch of Church of St Mary
- 4 Pair of Williams Chest Tombs in the churchyard of the Church of St Mary Magdalene
- 5 Williams Monument Approximately 3 1/2 Metres West of North West Corner of North Porch of Abbey
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