Tomb of Robert Kennard is a Grade II listed building in the Kensington and Chelsea local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 June 2001. A Victorian Mausoleum.
Tomb of Robert Kennard
- WRENN ID
- lesser-newel-heath
- 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
- Period
- Victorian
- Address
- Tomb of Robert Kennard, Harrow Road W10
- OS grid reference
- TQ 231 825
- Coordinates
- 51.52811, -0.22558
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Tomb of Robert Kennard is a mausoleum located in Kensal Green Cemetery, dedicated to Robert Kennard, who died in 1870, and his family. This structure is made of Portland stone and features a bronze door set on a base of grey granite. The door consists of three panels and is framed within a shouldered design, topped with a lintel that reads "FAMILY MAUSOLEUM OF ROBERT WILLIAM KENNARD." Above this is a segmental pediment with a scrolled border, which includes a sacred monogram adorned with vine decoration and a finial shaped like a pelican. The sides of the mausoleum are made of channelled ashlar above a rusticated granite base, with a continuous frieze inscribed with the words "I WILL ARISE AND GO TO MY FATHER." The rear (west) end features a pediment with a relief of a rising sun above waves, and the roof is ridged with cresting that resembles flaming torches. This mausoleum showcases an exceptionally rich design influenced by Byzantine architecture. Robert Kennard was known as an ironmaster, railway developer, and Member of Parliament.
Local climate
Tomb of Robert Kennard 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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