Tomb of W H Kent 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 W H Kent

WRENN ID
rusted-mullion-harvest
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 W H Kent, Harrow Road W10
OS grid reference
TQ 230 826
Coordinates
51.52967, -0.22743
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The tomb of W H Kent, who died in 1874, is located in Kensal Green Cemetery. It features a battered pedestal made of Carrara marble, topped with a draped urn. The base of the tomb includes a relief of a seated dog. An inscription on the tomb describes Kent, a veterinarian, as "the friend of the friend of man; THE DOG."

Local climate

Tomb of W H Kent 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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