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English Heritage Reference: | 425562 |
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RBKC Reference: | 249/80/56 |
Property: | BIRKBECK MAUSOLEUM |
Street: | HARROW ROAD , W10 |
Date: | 06/09/1989 |
Grade: | II |
Grouped: | GV |
Description: | Also Known As: Dr George Birkbeck Mausoleum, HARROW ROAD W10, KENSAL GREEN CEMETERY Mausoleum of Dr George Birkbeck, died 1841. Portland stone. Pedimented mausoleum with corner pilasters from plinth to entablature with inscribed frieze; square-headed moulded architrave to doorway (blocked) on south end. Commemorates family of Dr George Birkbeck (1776-1841), philosopher, founder of the Working Mens' Mechanics Institutions and, in 1827, University College, London. |
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