The Cutting Catacombs 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:: 1378924
Date first listed:: 14-May-1974
List Entry Name:: The Cutting Catacombs 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:: 1378924
Date first listed:: 14-May-1974
Date of most recent amendment:: 11-Jan-1999
List Entry Name:: The Cutting Catacombs in Highgate (Western) Cemetery
Statutory Address 1:: Highgate Cemetery, Swain's Lane, Highgate, London, N6 6PJ

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

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

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Location

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

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County:: Greater London Authority
District:: Camden (London Borough)
Parish:: Non Civil Parish
National Grid Reference:: TQ 28472 87078

Details

TQ2887SW 798-1/5/1568

CAMDEN SWAIN'S LANE (west side) The Cutting Catacombs in Highgate (Western) Cemetery (Formerly Listed as: HIGHGATE (WESTERN) CEMETERY Family Tomb of Jeremiah Greatorex)

14/05/74

GV II A row of 15 individual mausolea, several plots of which are vacant. Mid C19. Yellow brick with a stucco render. Each mausoleum is a rectangular cell with a pediment containing a lunette, and matching overdoors. The cells are occupied by the following families: John (1844), States, Allen, Greatorex, Anon, Hawkes, [void], Farmer (1861), [void], Baxter, Anon., Anon., Anon., Anon. That of Jeremiah Greatorex and family with projecting cornice, relief angle and inscription; that to Sir Benjamin Hawkes has retained its cast-iron door with torcheres, wreath and hour glass motifs.

Of interest as a formally planned group of memorials related in conception to those of the Egyptian Avenue (qv). Several dilapidated at time of inspection in 1994. The Greatorex family tomb was listed on 14/05/74.

Listing NGR: TQ2854186964

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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.