Tomb Of William Cavendish-Bentinck, 5Th Duke Of Portland 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 William Cavendish-Bentinck, 5Th Duke Of Portland
- WRENN ID
- hollow-eave-sepia
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Kensington and Chelsea
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 13 June 2001
- Type
- Tomb
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
KENSINGTON AND CHELSEA
TQ2382NW HARROW ROAD W10 249/80/112 Kensal Green Cemetery 13-JUN-01 Tomb of William Cavendish-Bentinck, 5t h Duke of Portland
GV II
Tomb of William Cavendish Bentinck, 5th Duke of Portland, died 1879: by McDonald, Field & Co., masons of Aberdeen. Pink Peterhead granite slab set within very large plot bounded by kerbs and posts of grey granite, Two-stage slab with coped upper surfaces on a base of York stone placed in centre of a very large plot; boundary posts (formerly linked with bronze railings and chains) in form of cylinders with round caps. Several other family tombs are also located within the enclosure. This is the largest plot in the cemetery. History: Portland, known as the `Mole Duke', was a vastly wealthy landowner who devoted his later years to underground architecture.
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