Tomb of Peter Borthwick and family, Brompton Cemetery

The tomb of Peter Borthwick and family, located in Brompton Cemetery, is a Grade II listed structure made of Portland stone, featuring a frieze and plinth of green Forest of Dean stone, and pilasters of Peterhead granite. This neo-classical tomb is designed as a Roman sarcophagus, topped with a lid that mimics Roman tiles and supports a horizontal Latin cross. Each side of the sarcophagus has two niches, framed by pilasters, which originally contained stone figures of the four Evangelists, now decapitated. Between the niches are panels adorned with strigilated decoration and relief symbols of the conjoined Alpha and Omega, representing Christ, and the Chi-Rho, the first two letters of Christ's name in Greek, both significant symbols of the early Christian church. The front of the tomb displays the Borthwick coat of arms and inscriptions dedicated to Peter Borthwick (1804-1852), his wife Margaret (1805-1864), and their sons Christopher (1834-1865) and George Colville Borthwick (1840-1896). Additionally, there is a dedication to their daughter Harriet, who passed away in 1907, on one side of the tomb.