Monument to Sir Ernest Joseph Cassel, 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 Sir Ernest Joseph Cassel, Kensal Green Cemetery
- WRENN ID
- plain-window-furze
- 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 Sir Ernest Joseph Cassel, Kensal Green Cemetery, Harrow Road, London, W10 4RA
- OS grid reference
- TQ 232 825
- Coordinates
- 51.52836, -0.22531
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The monument to Sir Ernest Joseph Cassel is located in Kensal Green Cemetery, within a large plot enclosed by a low stone wall. It is situated in the central part of the cemetery, immediately southeast of the Anglican Chapel and near the tombs of the Duke of Sussex and Princess Sophia. The monument stands about 2 metres tall and resembles an ancient Egyptian pylon tower, featuring a plain rectangular base, battered sides, and a flared cornice. Both faces of the monument are adorned with a carved representation of the winged sun-disc, reflecting Cassel’s significant involvement in the finances of modern-day Egypt. The central recess of the monument is inscribed with the following text: ‘In / loving memory of / the Right Honourable / Sir Ernest Joseph Cassel / GCB, GCMG, GCVO / born March 3rd 1852 / died September 21st 1921 / svaviter in modo, fortiter in re ['gently in manner, firmly in action’] / And of / his sister Wilhelmina / born March 28th 1847 / died September 16th 1925 / Where’er she met a stranger / there she left a friend.’
Local climate
Monument to Sir Ernest Joseph Cassel, 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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