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
Country
England
Date first listed
13 June 2001
Type
Tomb
Source
Historic England listing

Description

TQ2382NW 249/80/93

KENSINGTON AND CHELSEA HARROW ROAD W10 Kensal Green Cemetery, Tomb of Howe Browne, Second Marquess of Sligo

13-JUN-01

II Tomb of Howe Brown, Second Marquess of Sligo, died 1845. Marble sarcophagus on base. Rectangular chest upon two supports, above a two-stepped base; sides have sunken inscription panel flanked by slender amphorae in relief; shallow pyramidal cover.

History: Sligo was an associate of the Prince Regent and Byron's; the excavator of the Treasury of Atreus at Mycenae (now in the British Museum); and sometime Governor of Jamaica responsible for emancipating slaves. His tomb reflects his taste for classical antiquities.

Sources: A.H. Hakewill, Modern Tombs, Gleaned from the Public Cemeteries of London (1851), pl.s 6-7.

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