Monument to James Bunstone Bunning is a Grade II listed building in the Camden local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 December 2011. Monument.

Monument to James Bunstone Bunning

WRENN ID
tangled-merlon-autumn
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Camden
Constituency
Hampstead and Highgate MP: Tulip Siddiq (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
22 December 2011
Type
Monument
Address
Monument to James Bunstone Bunning, Highgate (West) Cemetery, Swain's Lane, Greater London, N6 6PJ
OS grid reference
TQ 283 869
Coordinates
51.56725, -0.14891
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The monument to James Bunstone Bunning is designed as a shallow stone chest featuring sunken side panels and detached corner pilasters topped with pyramidal caps. The granite lid is inscribed with the following text: ‘To the memory of James Bunstone Bunning F.S.A. Architect to the Honourable the Corporation of the City of London. Born October 9th 1802, died November 2nd 1863. Also of Esther Bunning widow of the above named James Bunstone Bunning, died April 14 1877 aged 73. In their death they were not divided.’ Additionally, the edge of the lid bears the mason's name: 'J.S. Farley, 181 Goswell Rd'.

Local climate

Monument to James Bunstone Bunning 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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