Monument to Robert Ferguson, Kensal Green Cemetery is a Grade II listed building in the Kensington and Chelsea local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 April 2012. Monument.

Monument to Robert Ferguson, Kensal Green Cemetery

WRENN ID
fallow-frieze-weasel
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Kensington and Chelsea
Constituency
Kensington and Bayswater MP: Joe Powell (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
3 April 2012
Type
Monument
Address
Monument to Robert Ferguson, Kensal Green Cemetery, Tomb of Robert Ferguson, Harrow Road, London, W10 4RA
OS grid reference
TQ 232 826
Coordinates
51.52939, -0.22393
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The monument to Robert Ferguson in Kensal Green Cemetery features a monumental plinth made of Peterhead granite with a moulded base. Atop the plinth is a turned granite urn, which is set on a square-cut stepped base. The inscription on the monument reads: "Robert Ferguson of Raith Born 1769 Died 1840; Mary Hamilton Nisbet Ferguson of Belhaven and Dirleton born 1777, died 1855."

Local climate

Monument to Robert Ferguson, Kensal Green Cemetery 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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