Tomb of Marthe Goscombe John and Sir William Goscombe John in Hampstead Cemetery is a Grade II* listed building in the Camden local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 January 1999. A C20 Tomb.

Tomb of Marthe Goscombe John and Sir William Goscombe John in Hampstead Cemetery

WRENN ID
south-sentry-dale
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Camden
Constituency
Hampstead and Highgate MP: Tulip Siddiq (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
11 January 1999
Type
Tomb
Address
Tomb of Marthe Goscombe John and Sir William Goscombe John in Hampstead Cemetery, Fortune Green Road
OS grid reference
TQ 248 856
Coordinates
51.55551, -0.20017
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The tomb of Marthe Goscombe John and Sir William Goscombe John is located in Hampstead Cemetery and dates from around 1923. It was created by Sir William Goscombe John, a Welsh sculptor who studied under Rodin in Paris during the 1890s. The tomb features a rectangular stone kerbed plot with crazy paved infill. Inscribed steps lead up to a sculptured bronze female figure, depicted in flowing robes with her head covered by an enveloping shawl. She is shown moving away from the viewer, looking back with her right arm raised to her lips. The backdrop consists of a square-headed headstone with battered sides and a carved segmental cornice adorned with anthemion motifs.

Local climate

Tomb of Marthe Goscombe John and Sir William Goscombe John in Hampstead Cemetery sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 690 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 98% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 98% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 30 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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