Tomb of Alfred Mellon, Brompton Cemetery is a Grade II listed building in the Kensington and Chelsea local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 December 2011. Tomb.
Tomb of Alfred Mellon, Brompton Cemetery
- WRENN ID
- leaning-moulding-ebony
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Kensington and Chelsea
- Constituency
- Chelsea and Fulham MP: Ben Coleman (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 21 December 2011
- Type
- Tomb
- Address
- Tomb of Alfred Mellon, Brompton Cemetery, Old Brompton Road, London, Sw10
- OS grid reference
- TQ 256 779
- Coordinates
- 51.48621, -0.1916
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Tomb of Alfred Mellon in Brompton Cemetery is a very tall monument that features a mix of Classical and Romanesque styles. It has a square base with a semicircular projection at the front, which is topped by a heavy corbelled canopy that once held a bust of Mellon. The pedestal is battered and includes inset granite panels for inscriptions. The left panel states, "This monument was erected by public subscription to the memory of Alfred Mellon in admiration of his great musical talents and esteem for his many virtues." The right panel features a quotation adapted from Shakespeare's Henry VIII: "The force of his own merit made his way a gift that heaven gave to him." The upper structure consists of four granite columns with leaf capitals that support an arched canopy and a pedimented top. Beneath the canopy is a stone pedestal adorned with carved wreaths that holds a bronze lyre.
Local climate
Tomb of Alfred Mellon, Brompton 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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