Leighton Family Tomb, St Mary's Churchyard, Church Hill, Harrow on the Hill, London

The Leighton family tomb was designed by John Leighton, and probably built around 1867 following the death of Emma Leighton. John Leighton was a talented and prolific book cover designer in the Victorian period. Made of granite, the tomb is carved with broad flat ribs in a gothic style which frame brightly coloured triangular mosaic panels of ‘memento mori’ imagery, or carved inscriptions. The tomb is listed Grade II.
List Entry Number: 1433435.