Tomb of Frank Holl and family 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 Frank Holl and family in Highgate (Western) Cemetery
- WRENN ID
- fallen-cinder-reed
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Camden
- Constituency
- Hampstead and Highgate MP: Tulip Siddiq (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 14 May 1974
- Type
- Tomb
- Address
- Tomb of Frank Holl and family in Highgate (Western) Cemetery, Swain's Lane, London, N6 6PJ
- OS grid reference
- TQ 284 870
- Coordinates
- 51.56786, -0.14742
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The tomb of Frank Holl and his family is located in Highgate (Western) Cemetery and dates from around 1888. It is a chest tomb made of stone, featuring a rectangular plan. The tomb is inscribed with the name "Frank Holl R.A." and is topped with a pedestal that has an inscribed surface and a projecting cornice. Frank Holl was a significant genre painter who later gained fame as a portrait artist.
Local climate
Tomb of Frank Holl and 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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