Tomb of Charles Cruft in Highgate (Western) Cemetery is a Grade II listed building in the Camden local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 May 1974. Tomb.

Tomb of Charles Cruft in Highgate (Western) Cemetery

WRENN ID
first-obsidian-reed
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Camden
Constituency
Hampstead and Highgate MP: Tulip Siddiq (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
14 May 1974
Type
Tomb
Address
Tomb of Charles Cruft in Highgate (Western) Cemetery, Swain's Lane, London, N6 6PJ
OS grid reference
TQ 284 870
Coordinates
51.56793, -0.14876
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The tomb of Charles Cruft, located in Highgate (Western) Cemetery, is a chest tomb dating from around 1938. It is constructed of marble on a brick base and features a high rectangular base topped with a rectangular memorial that has a hipped inscribed lid.

Charles Cruft was known for his work with Spratts dog food manufacturers and for founding his own dog show in 1886.

Local climate

Tomb of Charles Cruft in Highgate (Western) Cemetery sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 680 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 99% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 99% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 29 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 66% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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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