Tomb of Emmeline Pankhurst is a Grade II* listed building in the Kensington and Chelsea local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 November 1984. Tomb. 3 related planning applications.
Tomb of Emmeline Pankhurst
- WRENN ID
- errant-step-river
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Kensington and Chelsea
- Constituency
- Chelsea and Fulham MP: Ben Coleman (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 7 November 1984
- Type
- Tomb
- Address
- Tomb of Emmeline Pankhurst, Brompton Cemetery, Fulham Road, London, SW10 9UG
- OS grid reference
- TQ 255 780
- Coordinates
- 51.48763, -0.1935
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Tomb of Emmeline Pankhurst, designed by Julian Phelps Allen in 1930, is a Grade II* listed structure made of red sandstone. This tomb features a Celtic cross that stands on a two-stepped base. The lower part of the cross has an inscription that reads: "IN LOVING MEMORY OF / EMMELINE / PANKHURST / WIFE OF / R.M. PANKHURST LLD / AT REST / JUNE 14TH 1928." Above this inscription, there is a haloed figure depicted in low relief, with their right hand raised in a blessing, surrounded by floral motifs in each corner. The head of the cross is adorned with angels on either side, reaching toward each other and holding up an object that may symbolize Emmeline's soul. Above them, the top section of the cross features the extended open hand of God, which may reference a phrase from the first verse of chapter three in The Book of Wisdom of Solomon: “The Souls of the righteous are in the hand of God, and there shall no torment touch them.” The area in front of the cross is paved.
Local climate
Tomb of Emmeline Pankhurst 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 3 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
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- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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