Tomb of Arthur Frankau and Family in Hampstead Cemetery
TOMB OF ARTHUR FRANKAU AND FAMILY IN HAMPSTEAD CEMETERY, FORTUNE GREEN ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1113036
- Date first listed:
- 11-Jan-1999
- List Entry Name:
- Tomb of Arthur Frankau and Family in Hampstead Cemetery
- Statutory Address:
- TOMB OF ARTHUR FRANKAU AND FAMILY IN HAMPSTEAD CEMETERY, FORTUNE GREEN ROAD
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- Reference:
- IOE01/13883/34
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1113036
- Date first listed:
- 11-Jan-1999
- List Entry Name:
- Tomb of Arthur Frankau and Family in Hampstead Cemetery
- Statutory Address 1:
- TOMB OF ARTHUR FRANKAU AND FAMILY IN HAMPSTEAD CEMETERY, FORTUNE GREEN ROAD
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- TOMB OF ARTHUR FRANKAU AND FAMILY IN HAMPSTEAD CEMETERY, FORTUNE GREEN ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Greater London Authority
- District:
- Camden (London Borough)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 25085 85694
Details
CAMDEN
TQ2585NW FORTUNE GREEN ROAD
798-1/24/495 Tomb of Arthur Frankau and family in
Hampstead Cemetery
GV II
Altar and railed vault. c1904 to Arthur Frankau, poet.
Polished granite and bronze. Granite altar with pedimented
reredos having a silver mosaic evening star and gold mosaic
sun setting behind an inscribed pale granite plaque with Greek
key border at base. Vault in front of altar with curved
inscribed granite lid having 4 large bronze ring handles and
plinth, with carved ribboned laurel wreath, crowned by a
bronze urn with anthemion relief enrichment and a snake coiled
around the neck and handles ready to attack a winged orb.
Vault surrounded by granite kerb with shaped dies and bronze
railings with anthemion finials, and inscription from
Tennyson. Arthur's son, Gilbert Frankau, novelist, also buried
here.
Listing NGR: TQ2508585694
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 477363
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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