Tomb of Charles Kemble and Frances Ann Kemble 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 Charles Kemble and Frances Ann Kemble
- WRENN ID
- nether-frieze-magpie
- 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 Charles Kemble and Frances Ann Kemble, Harrow Road W10
- OS grid reference
- TQ 234 825
- Coordinates
- 51.528, -0.22222
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The tomb of Charles Kemble and Frances Ann Kemble is located in Kensal Green Cemetery. Charles Kemble, who died in 1854, was a prominent actor in Regency London, known for his romantic and comic roles. His daughter, Frances Ann Kemble, often referred to as Fanny Kemble, passed away in 1893 and was a celebrated Shakespearian actress with a strong reputation in both Britain and the United States. The tomb features a curved ledger slab made of Portland stone, resting on a base of York stone.
Local climate
Tomb of Charles Kemble and Frances Ann Kemble 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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- 5 Monument to Mary Kemble in the Churchyard Approximately 0.5 Metres North of Monument to John Kemble to North of Church of St Leonard
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