Monument to Lieutenant Albert Darasz and others in Highgate (Western) Cemetery

Highgate Cemetery, Swain's Lane, Highgate, London, N6 6PJ

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1378914
Date first listed:
11-Jan-1999
List Entry Name:
Monument to Lieutenant Albert Darasz and others in Highgate (Western) Cemetery
Statutory Address:
Highgate Cemetery, Swain's Lane, Highgate, London, N6 6PJ
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1378914
Date first listed:
11-Jan-1999
List Entry Name:
Monument to Lieutenant Albert Darasz and others in Highgate (Western) Cemetery
Statutory Address 1:
Highgate Cemetery, Swain's Lane, Highgate, London, N6 6PJ

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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.

For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

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The scope of legal protection for listed buildings

This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.

For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

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Location

Statutory Address:
Highgate Cemetery, Swain's Lane, Highgate, London, N6 6PJ

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

County:
Greater London Authority
District:
Camden (London Borough)
Parish:
Non Civil Parish
National Grid Reference:
TQ 28447 86904

Details

TQ2886NW
798-1/12/1781

CAMDEN
SWAIN'S LANE (west side)
Monument to Lieutenant Albert Darasz and others in Highgate (Western) Cemetery

GV
II
Monument to Lieutenant Albert Darasz and others, in the form of an eagle with banner emerging from tomb and raising inscribed tomb slab. c1852. Marble and Portland stone.

HISTORICAL NOTE: erected to a number of Polish nationalist exiles who fled to London following the abortive rising of 1848: the tomb is emblematic of the resurrection of the Polish nation. One of a number of monuments in the vicinity erected to Polish nationalists.

Listing NGR: TQ2844786904

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Legacy System number:
478275
Legacy System:
LBS

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This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.

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