Tomb of George Godwin is a Grade II listed building in the Kensington and Chelsea local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 November 1990. Tomb.

Tomb of George Godwin

WRENN ID
gaunt-corbel-thunder
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Kensington and Chelsea
Constituency
Chelsea and Fulham MP: Ben Coleman (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
7 November 1990
Type
Tomb
Address
Tomb of George Godwin, Brompton Cemetery, Old Brompton Road
OS grid reference
TQ 256 778
Coordinates
51.48584, -0.19153
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Tomb of George Godwin, located in Brompton Cemetery, was constructed around 1888. It features a rectangular pedestal base with a central pillar that is decorated with a bas relief portrait medallion and tools, topped by a lamp of knowledge. On either side of the column are sculptural figures in classical robes, representing the muses of literature and architecture. George Godwin was an architect and served as the editor of The Builder, a leading architectural journal, for 40 years. He also founded and managed the Art Union of London.

Local climate

Tomb of George Godwin 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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