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Delivering a Long-Term Vision: A 25-Year Project to ‘Unlock’ Highgate Cemetery
Published in: Project Journal, Summer 2024
Author: Bill Marsden
This article explores the complex, long-term conservation of Highgate Cemetery, one of London’s most significant Grade I heritage landscapes. Bill explains how a 25-year estate vision is being delivered through careful planning, deep stakeholder engagement and a phased conservation approach that responds to both historic fabric and modern needs.
The piece highlights the challenges of working within a sensitive heritage environment – including structural decay, biodiversity loss and climate resilience, while ensuring that Highgate Cemetery remains a place of sanctuary, learning and public benefit.