Mausoleum of Hartley family in Highgate (Western) Cemetery is a Grade II listed building in the Camden local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 January 1999. Mausoleum.

Mausoleum of Hartley family in Highgate (Western) Cemetery

WRENN ID
graven-rubblework-magpie
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Camden
Constituency
Hampstead and Highgate MP: Tulip Siddiq (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
11 January 1999
Type
Mausoleum
Address
Mausoleum of Hartley family in Highgate (Western) Cemetery, Swain's Lane, London, N6 6PJ
OS grid reference
TQ 283 871
Coordinates
51.56826, -0.14947
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Hartley family mausoleum, located in Highgate (Western) Cemetery, was built in 1860 by the architect P MacDowell, who was active from 1822 to 1870. This impressive structure is designed in an Egyptian style and constructed from grey granite. It features battered sides, a cavetto cornice adorned with hieroglyphics, and a terminal shaped like a large canopic vase, along with other Egyptian motifs. Above the pylon-shaped doorway, there is an armorial achievement set above a winged sun-disc. The door is made of marble and iron. The earliest legible inscription found on the mausoleum is dedicated to Kathleen Carter, who passed away in 1923.

Local climate

Mausoleum of Hartley family 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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