Monument to William Burn, Kensal Green Cemetery is a Grade II listed building in the Kensington and Chelsea local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 April 2012. Tomb.

Monument to William Burn, Kensal Green Cemetery

WRENN ID
tall-ashlar-weasel
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Kensington and Chelsea
Country
England
Date first listed
3 April 2012
Type
Tomb
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The monument to William Burn in Kensal Green Cemetery is a large chest tomb made of polished grey granite. The top features a coped cross-slab with trefoil ends. The main inscription states, "Here rests in God William Burn, Architect, Born 20 Dec 1789, died 15 Feb 1870." At the head of the tomb, there is a line from Psalm 112: "And the righteous shall be in everlasting remembrance." At the foot, an inscription commemorates William Burn's daughter, Janet (1818-1907), and her husband, James Scott Walker (1814-1882).

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