Dr Richard Valpy Mausoleum is a Grade II listed building in the Kensington and Chelsea local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 June 2001. Mausoleum.

Dr Richard Valpy Mausoleum

WRENN ID
waiting-mantel-thyme
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
Mausoleum
Address
Dr Richard Valpy Mausoleum, Harrow Road W10
OS grid reference
TQ 232 825
Coordinates
51.52845, -0.22484
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Dr Richard Valpy Mausoleum is a Grade II listed structure located in Kensal Green Cemetery, designed by architect John Griffith. This mausoleum, built from Portland stone, commemorates Dr Richard Valpy, who passed away in 1836. It features Greek Doric columns in antis that flank an inscription with an achievement of arms. Above this, there is a frieze adorned with wreaths, topped by a pediment that displays a crest of an oak tree. The sides of the mausoleum are detailed with pilasters, and the roof is decorated with antefixes. Dr Valpy served as the Headmaster of Reading School for 50 years and was a director of the General Cemetery Company, like Griffith.

Local climate

Dr Richard Valpy Mausoleum 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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