Tomb of Thomas Causton in Graveyard of Former Highgate Chapel is a Grade II listed building in the Haringey local planning authority area, England. First listed on 2 December 1994. A C19 Tomb. 8 related planning applications.
Tomb of Thomas Causton in Graveyard of Former Highgate Chapel
- WRENN ID
- twisted-hall-alder
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Haringey
- Constituency
- Hampstead and Highgate MP: Tulip Siddiq (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 2 December 1994
- Type
- Tomb
- Address
- Tomb of Thomas Causton in Graveyard of Former Highgate Chapel, Highgate High Street
- OS grid reference
- TQ 283 874
- Coordinates
- 51.57144, -0.14924
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a tomb located in the graveyard of the former Highgate Chapel. It likely dates from the early 19th century. The tomb is constructed of Portland stone and takes the form of a rectangular chest tomb with bulbous, ogee mouldings. It is surrounded by cast-iron railings, with every eighth railing featuring a thicker barleysugar design topped with a classical urn. The tomb forms a group with the adjoining Highgate School chapel and graveyard wall.
Local climate
Tomb of Thomas Causton in Graveyard of Former Highgate Chapel 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 2 transactions since 1996
- Related listed building consents — 8 applications
- 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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