Monument to Ann Gardner and family, Kensal Green Cemetery

A complex and unusual composition centred on a tall, slightly tapering shaft or pedestal of pink Peterhead granite with a stepped granite and limestone base enriched with a foliate swag. This is surmounted by a draped urn set on a tall plinth, the latter having anthemion acroteria with downward-gazing putto's heads beneath. On either side are seated angelic figures in Portland stone, both winged and dressed in flowing garments. The left-hand figure is veiled and carries an extinguished torch and a scroll which it appears to be reading by touch; the right-hand figure reaches upwards, apparently beckoning. Both figures and shaft are set on a square base enriched with wreaths. In front is a curved granite ledger, and the whole monument is set on a shallow, rectangular sandstone base. The leaded inscriptions on the shaft and ledger commemorate Ann Gardner (d.1846) and various members of her family.

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