Tomb of Hrh the Duke of Cambridge is a Grade II listed building in the Kensington and Chelsea local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 June 2001. Mausoleum.

Tomb of Hrh the Duke of Cambridge

WRENN ID
high-spandrel-fern
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
Mausoleum
Address
Tomb of Hrh the Duke of Cambridge, Harrow Road W10
OS grid reference
TQ 230 825
Coordinates
51.52858, -0.22695
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Tomb of HRH the Duke of Cambridge is a mausoleum located in Kensal Green Cemetery, built to commemorate the Duke who died in 1904. It is constructed from pink and grey granite and features an arched doorway on the south face, flanked by plinths and set below a cavetto cornice. The side walls are battered with roll mouldings at the corners, and the roof is stepped with a curved finial. Marble posts with chains mark the border of the plot. The Duke of Cambridge, a grandson of George III, served as Commander in Chief of the British Army for 39 years during a time of great imperial power and is noted for his opposition to reform. He is buried here alongside his morganatic wife, Sarah Fairbrother, who was a pantomime actress and later known as Mrs Fitzgeorge.

Local climate

Tomb of Hrh the Duke of Cambridge 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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