Monument to Edward Godson 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 Edward Godson in Highgate (Western) Cemetery

WRENN ID
seventh-solder-shade
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Camden
Constituency
Hampstead and Highgate MP: Tulip Siddiq (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
11 January 1999
Type
Monument
Address
Monument to Edward Godson in Highgate (Western) Cemetery, Swain's Lane, London, N6 6PJ
OS grid reference
TQ 284 869
Coordinates
51.56688, -0.14862
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The monument to Edward Godson, who died in 1862, is located in Highgate (Western) Cemetery. It is a hexagonal Gothic structure featuring a crocketed spire, gables, and pinnacles, all set on a three-stage base. The monument is made of Portland stone and includes inscribed marble panels.

Local climate

Monument to Edward Godson 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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