Mausoleum of Baron John Frederick Andrew Huth, Kensal Green Cemetery is a Grade II listed building in the Kensington and Chelsea local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 June 2001. Mausoleum.
Mausoleum of Baron John Frederick Andrew Huth, Kensal Green Cemetery
- WRENN ID
- patient-porch-shade
- 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
- Mausoleum of Baron John Frederick Andrew Huth, Kensal Green Cemetery, Harrow Road, London, W10 4RA
- OS grid reference
- TQ 233 825
- Coordinates
- 51.52876, -0.22352
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The mausoleum of Baron John Frederick Andrew Huth, located in Kensal Green Cemetery, is a very large structure made of Portland stone, designed by Edward Manuel Lander the Elder. It stands on a tall base with torus moulding. Each side features a central panel that includes either an inscription or an armorial achievement, which is flanked by relief urns. The frieze displays Biblical inscriptions in Latin on each side, quoting Job 1:21: 'Dominus dedit Dominus abstulit / sit nomen Domini benedictum', which translates to 'the Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away / blessed be the name of the Lord'. The roof is designed as a stepped pyramid with pierced ventilation openings. The mausoleum is reported to have cost £1,500 and has the capacity to hold 48 coffins inside.
Local climate
Mausoleum of Baron John Frederick Andrew Huth, Kensal Green Cemetery 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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