Memorial to Sir Rowland Hill in Highgate (Western) Cemetery is a Grade II listed building in the Camden local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 May 1974. Monument.

Memorial to Sir Rowland Hill in Highgate (Western) Cemetery

WRENN ID
sombre-eave-fog
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Camden
Constituency
Hampstead and Highgate MP: Tulip Siddiq (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
14 May 1974
Type
Monument
Address
Memorial to Sir Rowland Hill in Highgate (Western) Cemetery, Swains Lane
OS grid reference
TQ 284 871
Coordinates
51.56855, -0.14859
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The memorial to Sir Rowland Hill is located in Highgate (Western) Cemetery and dates from around 1879. It is made of marble and features a tall rectangular inscribed plinth topped with obelisk bollards, which were originally intended for a chain surround that has since been removed. The plinth also includes inscribed stepped blocks. Sir Rowland Hill is known for founding the penny post, but it is important to note that he is buried in Westminster Abbey, making this memorial a tribute rather than a burial site.

Local climate

Memorial to Sir Rowland Hill 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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