Tomb of Elizabeth Whalley 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 Elizabeth Whalley in Highgate (Western) Cemetery
- WRENN ID
- solitary-fireplace-vermeil
- 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 Elizabeth Whalley in Highgate (Western) Cemetery, Swain's Lane, London, N6 6PJ
- OS grid reference
- TQ 283 870
- Coordinates
- 51.56795, -0.14898
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The tomb of Elizabeth Whalley is located in Highgate (Western) Cemetery and dates from the late 19th century. It features a tall rectangular plinth that supports a pedestal with chamfered angles, which has carved reliefs of inverted torches. On the sides of the pedestal, there are shallow round-arched niches that contain relief carvings of allegorical figures, topped by an enriched cornice. The structure is surmounted by a sculptured urn set on a stepped base.
Local climate
Tomb of Elizabeth Whalley 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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