Tomb of Sir Carl William Siemens 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 Sir Carl William Siemens

WRENN ID
ghost-kitchen-acorn
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 Sir Carl William Siemens, Harrow Road W10
OS grid reference
TQ 233 824
Coordinates
51.52792, -0.22284
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The tomb of Sir Carl William Siemens, who passed away in 1883, is located in Kensal Green Cemetery. It features a pink Peterhead granite Celtic cross and slab, which includes a portrait medallion made of Carrara marble set within a granite wreath. Sir Carl Siemens was one of the brothers who founded the prominent engineering firm and was known for designing the earliest successful commercial crematorium oven.

Local climate

Tomb of Sir Carl William Siemens 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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