Monument to William Lovett 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 William Lovett in Highgate (Western) Cemetery
- WRENN ID
- hallowed-paling-nightshade
- 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 William Lovett in Highgate (Western) Cemetery, Swain's Lane, London, N6 6PJ
- OS grid reference
- TQ 284 869
- Coordinates
- 51.56722, -0.14846
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The monument to William Lovett, who died in 1877, is located in Highgate (Western) Cemetery. It is an obelisk made of Portland stone, standing on a two-stage plinth with an inscription. Lovett was a significant figure in the working-class Radical movement, known for drafting the People's Charter in 1838 and serving as the first secretary of the Chartist Convention in 1839.
Local climate
Monument to William Lovett 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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