Monument to William Holland is a Grade II listed building in the Kensington and Chelsea local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 June 2001. Monument.

Monument to William Holland

WRENN ID
other-obsidian-merlin
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
Monument
Address
Monument to William Holland, Harrow Road W10
OS grid reference
TQ 232 825
Coordinates
51.52811, -0.22474
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The monument to William Holland, who died in 1856, is located in Kensal Green Cemetery. It features a sarcophagus made of Portland stone, supported by eight winged beasts. The sides of the sarcophagus are designed based on classical examples and include three roundels adorned with suspended garlands and fillets, separated by inverted torches. At the corners, there are figures of angels, and the cover is pedimented with acroteria that mimic roof tiles, supported by four pairs of addorsed griffons. This monument is an exceptionally rich example of High Victorian eclecticism. William Holland was a notable furniture manufacturer and undertaker who partnered with Thomas Dowbiggin, supplying furniture to the Royal Family.

Local climate

Monument to William Holland 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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