Tomb of Charles Green Spencer in Highgate (Western) Cemetery is a Grade II listed building in the Camden local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 May 1974. Tomb.

Tomb of Charles Green Spencer in Highgate (Western) Cemetery

WRENN ID
lone-chamber-dock
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Camden
Country
England
Date first listed
14 May 1974
Type
Tomb
Address
Tomb of Charles Green Spencer in Highgate (Western) Cemetery, Swain's Lane, London, N6 6PJ
OS grid reference
TQ 285 870
Coordinates
51.56794, -0.147
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The tomb of Charles Green Spencer is located in Highgate (Western) Cemetery and dates from around 1890. It is made of stone and features a pedestal on a stepped inscribed base. The pedestal is adorned with a carved relief of an ascending hot air balloon, along with an inscription and a projecting cornice. Charles Green Spencer was known as a balloonist and was the head of C.G Spencer and Sons, aeronauts based in Holloway.

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