Monument to Mrs Henry Wood in Highgate (Western) Cemetery is a Grade II listed building in the Camden local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 January 1999. Monument.

Monument to Mrs Henry Wood in Highgate (Western) Cemetery

WRENN ID
over-flint-sedge
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Camden
Country
England
Date first listed
11 January 1999
Type
Monument
Address
Monument to Mrs Henry Wood in Highgate (Western) Cemetery, Swain's Lane, London, N6 6PJ
OS grid reference
TQ 283 871
Coordinates
51.56835, -0.1497
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The monument to Mrs. Henry Wood, born Ellen Price, is located in Highgate (Western) Cemetery and dates from 1887. It features a large sarcophagus made of pink granite, inspired by the Roman altar tomb of Cornelius Scipio Barbatus, and is enclosed by cast-iron railings. Mrs. Wood was a highly successful novelist, renowned for her work "East Lynn," published in 1861.

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