Tomb of James Meadows Rendel is a Grade II listed building in the Kensington and Chelsea local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 June 2001. Tomb.

Tomb of James Meadows Rendel

WRENN ID
eastward-grate-laurel
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Kensington and Chelsea
Constituency
Kensington and Bayswater MP: Joe Powell (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
13 June 2001
Type
Tomb
Address
Tomb of James Meadows Rendel, Harrow Road W10
OS grid reference
TQ 232 825
Coordinates
51.52855, -0.22472
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The tomb of James Meadows Rendel, who died in 1856, is located in Kensal Green Cemetery and was designed by architect Matthew Digby Wyatt. It features a pink Peterhead granite sarcophagus, which is a rectangular chest set on a moulded base. The sides of the sarcophagus have raised borders adorned with foliate cross decorations, and it is topped with a gabled cover that includes Byzantine crosses within pediments at each end. This design was exhibited at the Royal Academy of Arts in 1856. Rendel was a notable marine engineer known for his work on various dock and railway projects, including the harbours at Holyhead and Portland, as noted in the inscription on the tomb.

Local climate

Tomb of James Meadows Rendel 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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