Tomb of Howe Browne, Second Marquess of Sligo, Kensal Green Cemetery 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 Howe Browne, Second Marquess of Sligo, Kensal Green Cemetery

WRENN ID
solitary-mantel-ochre
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
Address
Tomb of Howe Browne, Second Marquess of Sligo, Kensal Green Cemetery, Harrow Road W10
OS grid reference
TQ 232 825
Coordinates
51.52859, -0.22446
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The tomb of Howe Browne, Second Marquess of Sligo, who died in 1845, is located in Kensal Green Cemetery. It features a marble sarcophagus set on a base. The rectangular chest rests on two supports and is elevated above a two-stepped base. The sides of the tomb include a sunken inscription panel that is flanked by slender amphorae in relief, and it is topped with a shallow pyramidal cover.

Howe Browne was known for his connections to the Prince Regent and Lord Byron, and he was the excavator of the Treasury of Atreus at Mycenae, which is now housed in the British Museum. He also served as Governor of Jamaica, where he was involved in the emancipation of slaves. His tomb reflects his appreciation for classical antiquities.

Local climate

Tomb of Howe Browne, Second Marquess of Sligo, Kensal Green Cemetery 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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