Tomb of Howe Browne, 2nd Marquess of Silgo London, England
Listed Building Data
Tomb of Howe Browne, 2nd Marquess of Silgo has been designated a Grade II listed building in England with the following information, which has been imported from the National Heritage List for England. Please note that not all available data may be shown here, minor errors and/or formatting may have occurred during transcription, and some information may have become outdated since listing.
- List Entry ID
- 1389211
- Listing Type
- listed building
- Grade
- II
- Date Listed
- 13 June 2001
- Name
- TOMB OF HOWE BROWNE, 2ND MARQUESS OF SILGO
- Location
- TOMB OF HOWE BROWNE, 2ND MARQUESS OF SILGO, HARROW ROAD W10
- District
- Kensington and Chelsea
- County
- Greater London Authority
- Grid Reference
- TQ 23262 82569
- Easting
- 523262.3690
- Northing
- 182569.3520
Listed Building Description
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KENSINGTON AND CHELSEA
TQ2382NW HARROW ROAD W10 249/80/93 Kensal Green Cemetery 13-JUN-01 Tomb of Howe Browne, 2nd Marquess of S ilgo
II
Tomb of Howe Brown, Second Marquess of Sligo, died 1845. Marble sarcophagus on base. Rectangular chest upon two supports, above a two-stepped base; sides have sunken inscription panel flanked by slender amphorae in relief; shallow pyramidal cover. History: Sligo was an associate of the Prince Regent and Byron's; the excavator of the Treasury of Atreus at Mycenae (now in the British Museum); and sometime Governor of Jamaica responsible for emancipating slaves. His tomb reflects his taste for classical antiquities.
Sources: See A.H. Hakewill, Modern Tombs, Gleaned from the Public Cemeteries of London (1851), pl.s 6-7.
