Tomb of Charles Spencer Ricketts, Grade II* listed tomb in Kensal Green Cemetery, London, England
The tomb features a stone canopy supported by eight colonettes, with a roof adorned with gables, crockets, and gargoyle waterspouts.
Commander Charles Spencer Ricketts served in the Royal Navy during the Napoleonic Wars under Thomas Cochrane before retiring at age 26 to become a country squire.
William Burges designed this memorial in 1868, incorporating Peterhead granite outer colonettes and Cornish serpentine marble inner columns in its construction.
The tomb stands within Kensal Green Cemetery, one of London's oldest public cemeteries established in 1832, accessible through the main cemetery entrance.
The structure rests upon fifteen pedestals forming a bier, representing a distinct architectural approach to Victorian funerary monuments in British cemeteries.
Location: Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
GPS coordinates: 51.52820,-0.22147
Latest update: March 13, 2025 12:25
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