Tomb of William Chappell is a Grade II listed building in the Kensington and Chelsea local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 June 2001. Tomb.

Tomb of William Chappell

WRENN ID
dreaming-copper-hyssop
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
Tomb
Address
Tomb of William Chappell, Harrow Road W10
OS grid reference
TQ 233 826
Coordinates
51.52891, -0.22307
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Tomb of William Chappell is located in Kensall Green Cemetery and was designed by Owen Jones. This monument, made of grey Cornish granite, features a square block resting on a moulded base. Each side of the tomb ends in an arch that contains an incised cross, and it is adorned with Gothic lettering. William Chappell was a notable music publisher and historian, as referenced in A.W. Hakewill's book, "Modern Tombs, Gleaned from the Public Cemeteries of London," published in 1851.

Local climate

Tomb of William Chappell 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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