Colonnade west of entrance and chapels in Highgate (Western) Cemetery is a Grade II listed building in the Camden local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 November 1972. Cemetery structure.

Colonnade west of entrance and chapels in Highgate (Western) Cemetery

WRENN ID
wild-cupola-rain
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Camden
Constituency
Hampstead and Highgate MP: Tulip Siddiq (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
16 November 1972
Type
Cemetery structure
Address
Colonnade west of entrance and chapels in Highgate (Western) Cemetery, Swain's Lane, London, N6 6PJ
OS grid reference
TQ 285 869
Coordinates
51.56694, -0.14717
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The colonnade west of the entrance and chapels in Highgate (Western) Cemetery is a curved structure that creates a courtyard, dating from around 1838-39 and designed by Stephen Geary. It is built from yellow stock brick with stone dressings and features 15 four-centred arches with chamfered arises. The colonnade has a parapet with stone gabled coping and a string course below. A central flight of steps leads up into the cemetery.

Inside, the colonnade has brick arched vaults supported by cast-iron beams, along with commemorative plaques. Historically, it served as a gathering place for funeral corteges before they proceeded to the graveside.

Local climate

Colonnade west of entrance and chapels 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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