Tomb of John Atcheler 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. 1 related planning application.
Tomb of John Atcheler in Highgate (Western) Cemetery
- WRENN ID
- old-jade-khaki
- 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 John Atcheler in Highgate (Western) Cemetery, Swain's Lane, London, N6 6PJ
- OS grid reference
- TQ 284 871
- Coordinates
- 51.56872, -0.14817
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The tomb of John Atcheler is located in Highgate (Western) Cemetery and dates from around 1853. It is a chest tomb made of marble, featuring a tall rectangular shape with stepped angles and a projecting cornice. The tomb is topped by a sculptured horse, which is depicted wearing a surcingle and bridle, along with a tree stump. The horse has sustained damage, with broken legs due to vandalism noted during a survey in 1995. John Atcheler was known to be a horse slaughterer for Queen Victoria.
Local climate
Tomb of John Atcheler 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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