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Latitude: 51.5683 / 51°34'5"N
Longitude: -0.1493 / 0°8'57"W
OS Eastings: 528364
OS Northings: 187113
OS Grid: TQ283871
Mapcode National: GBR DT.WK9
Mapcode Global: VHGQL.CVF4
Plus Code: 9C3XHV92+87
Entry Name: Tomb of George Wombwell in Highgate (Western) Cemetery
Listing Date: 14 May 1974
Last Amended: 11 January 1999
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1378938
English Heritage Legacy ID: 478301
ID on this website: 101378938
Location: Highgate Cemetery, Parliament Hill, Camden, London, N6
County: London
District: Camden
Electoral Ward/Division: Highgate
Parish: Non Civil Parish
Built-Up Area: Camden
Traditional County: Middlesex
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Greater London
Church of England Parish: St Michael Highgate
Church of England Diocese: London
Tagged with: Tomb
TQ2887SW
798-1/5/1581
CAMDEN
SWAIN'S LANE (west side)
Tomb of George Wombwell in Highgate (Western) Cemetery
(Formerly Listed as: HIGHGATE (WESTERN) CEMETERY Grave of George Wombell)
14/05/74
GV
II
Chest tomb surmounted by figure of sleeping lion. c1850. Marble. Rectangular plan chest with recessed panels, some inscribed. Coved cornice and projecting lid surmounted by sculptured sleeping lion, right hand paw resting on left, on stepped plinth.
HISTORICAL NOTE: George Wombwell was the founder of Wombwell's Menageries, which became the largest travelling menagerie in England.
Listing NGR: TQ2836487113
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