Tomb Of James Leigh Hunt

The Tomb of James Leigh Hunt is located in Kensal Green Cemetery and dates from the early 19th century. It features a pedestal made of Carrara marble set on a raised base. The east face of the tomb is adorned with a relief of an urn accompanied by a branch of bay leaves, along with the inscription "write me as one who loved his fellow men." Originally, there was a bust created by Joseph Durham, but it has been stolen; a cast of this bust can be found in the Keats House Museum in Hampstead. The tomb was erected through public subscription. James Leigh Hunt was a prominent literary figure in the early 19th century, known for his support of poets John Keats and Percy Bysshe Shelley, and he was present at Shelley's cremation. The condition of the tomb is very poor due to the loss of the bust.