Monument To Michael Balfe is a Grade II listed building in the Kensington and Chelsea local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 June 2001. Monument.

Monument To Michael Balfe

WRENN ID
upper-rafter-sienna
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Kensington and Chelsea
Country
England
Date first listed
13 June 2001
Type
Monument
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The monument to Michael Balfe, who died in 1870, is located in Kensal Green Cemetery. It features a pink Peterhead granite obelisk set on a stepped base above a York stone slab. The monument is inscribed with the words "Balfe the Composer." Michael Balfe was a notable mid-Victorian baritone and composer, best known for his work "Come into the Garden, Maud."

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