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
Country: England
Date first listed: 13 June 2001
Type: Mausoleum
Source: Historic England listing

Description

A very large Portland stone mausoleum designed by Edward Manuel Lander the Elder. Standing on a tall base with torus moulding, each face has a central panel with an inscription or armorial achievement flanked by urns in relief. The frieze has Biblical inscriptions in Latin on each side (Job 1:21: 'Dominus dedit Dominus abstulit / sit nomen Domini benedictum' - 'the Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away / blessed be the name of the Lord'); the roof is a stepped pyramid with pierced ventilation openings. The mausoleum is said to have cost £1,500 and has a capacity for 48 coffins within.

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