Tomb of George Broad Approximately 160 Metres East of West Gate, Hammersmith Cemetery is a Grade II listed building in the Hammersmith and Fulham local planning authority area, England. Tomb monument.
Tomb of George Broad Approximately 160 Metres East of West Gate, Hammersmith Cemetery
- WRENN ID
- forbidden-bracket-ivory
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Hammersmith and Fulham
- Constituency
- Chelsea and Fulham MP: Ben Coleman (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Type
- Tomb monument
- OS grid reference
- TQ 239 781
- Coordinates
- 51.4886, -0.2166
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The tomb of George Broad, located approximately 160 metres east of the West Gate in Hammersmith Cemetery, is a monument dating from around 1895. It is made of cast bronze and features a sandstone base. The low, shaped base is topped with a Free Baroque panel that has a richly scrolled top. This panel is adorned with a relief of an angel holding a sword and an inscribed Renaissance shield. Below this, there is another panel that displays a relief of two putti along with the inscription "Requiescat in pace." The monument is signed by A Fabbrucci in the lower left corner.
Historically, George Broad operated a foundry in Hammersmith and was known for casting the famous late Victorian public monument, Eros, created by Alfred Gilbert, for whom Broad also did additional casting work. Aristide Fabbrucci, the sculptor of this tomb, was based in London and is believed to be the son of the Florentine sculptor Luigi Fabbrucci. He is notably recognized for his figure of Commerce, designed for the Glasgow Pavilion of Plastic Arts in 1898.
Local climate
Tomb of George Broad Approximately 160 Metres East of West Gate, Hammersmith Cemetery sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 700 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 93% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 94% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 51% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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