Kensal Green cemetery, Harrow Road, Kensington, London: monument to Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex by Matthew Wharton Johnson
Architect/Designer | Griffith, John (1796-1888) |
| Johnson, Matthew Wharton (c.1800-1881) |
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Artist/Photographer | Charles, Martin (1940-2012) |
Country | UK: England |
City | London |
Subject Date | 1845 |
Image Date | 2001 |
View | Exterior |
Medium | Negative |
Library Reference | MC B 130101 |
Orientation | Landscape |
Colour Info | Black and white |
Credit | Martin Charles / RIBA Collections |
Subject | Tombs ; Cemeteries ; Monuments ; Funerary architecture |
NOTES: Opened as the All Souls Cemetery in 1833. Its layout and principle buildings were designed by J. W. Griffith in a Greek Revival style. The interment of the Duke of Sussex (1773-1843) was the first royal burial at Kensal Green. The tomb of Cornish granite was designed by Matthew Wharton Johnson and completed in 1845.
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