Tomb of John Hankey 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 John Hankey

WRENN ID
forgotten-tallow-wagtail
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 John Hankey, Harrow Road W10
OS grid reference
TQ 232 825
Coordinates
51.52853, -0.22439
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Tomb of John Hankey, who died in 1838, is located in Kensal Green Cemetery and was designed by architect George Basevi. This monument is made of Portland stone and features a tall plinth with an armorial relief that supports a pedimented aedicule adorned with acroteria and cherub head corners. Inside the aedicule, there is a relief depicting a grieving woman leaning on an urn. The tomb is accompanied by a York stone slab that is flanked by six rusticated posts, which were formerly fitted with railings.

Local climate

Tomb of John Hankey 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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