Monument to the Revd John Frederick Blake, Kensal Green Cemetery is a Grade II listed building in the Kensington and Chelsea local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 April 2012. Monument.

Monument to the Revd John Frederick Blake, Kensal Green Cemetery

WRENN ID
half-keystone-briar
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Kensington and Chelsea
Country
England
Date first listed
3 April 2012
Type
Monument
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The monument to the Reverend John Frederick Blake is a funerary structure located in Kensal Green Cemetery. It is designed as a one-metre high model of a lighthouse, reminiscent of the famous Eddystone Light off the coast of Cornwall. The tower is made of polished Larvikite, a grey, granite-like igneous rock from Larvik in Norway, and it features a base of Carrara marble carved into rugged rock formations. An upper balustrade bears the inscription 'Jesus Light of Life', and the lantern above is constructed of solid glass or crystal. The monument is positioned at the head of the grave plot, which is enclosed with stone copings and includes an open book inscribed with details about Blake and other family members.

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