Monument to Peter Thomson, Kensal Green Cemetery

The monument takes the form of an exceptionally broad and thick headstone set on a coped plinth. The upper section is stepped and ornamented with leafy scrolls; the uppermost part bears the image of an open book with the Masonic square and compasses in front, crowned by a stack of Masonic implements. The western face of the stone displays a roundel containing the Dove of Peace in relief, below which is a lengthy inscription to Peter Thomson. The eastern face has a Star of David roundel and a wreath containing the letters PT interlinked.

The main inscription reads: ‘Sacred to the memory of / Mr Peter Thomson / who died on the 27th of Feby 1851 aged 72 years. / He was for a very long period an active member / of the ancient fraternity of freemasons. / And for 38 years / a member of the Grand Lodge of England / in which he served the office of Grand Deacon / by honesty of purpose, undeviating integrity and / kindness of disposition while living he secured / the esteem, the confidence and the good will / of all his brethren who in a testimony of respect / to departed worth have erected this monument.’