Tomb of Frederick Yates is a Grade II listed building in the Kensington and Chelsea local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 June 2001. A Romantic Tomb.

Tomb of Frederick Yates

WRENN ID
tenth-lead-bone
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
Tomb
Period
Romantic
Address
Tomb of Frederick Yates, Harrow Road W10
OS grid reference
TQ 233 826
Coordinates
51.52891, -0.22353
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Tomb of Frederick Yates, located in Kensal Green Cemetery, dates from around 1840. It features a sarcophagus made of Portland stone, topped with a Carrara marble effigy. The sarcophagus is designed as a large block with raised panels on each side, which are flanked by inverted torches at the base. The upper slab displays a statue of a sleeping infant resting on a cushion. This tomb is a notable combination of austere Neo-classical masonry and late Romantic sentiment.

Local climate

Tomb of Frederick Yates 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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