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| English Heritage Reference: | 487860 |
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| RBKC Reference: | 249/80/110 |
| Property: | TOMB OF SIR CHARLES NEWTON |
| Street: | HARROW ROAD , W10 |
| Date: | 13/06/2001 |
| Grade: | II |
| Grouped: | GV |
| Description: | Tomb of Sir Charles Newton, died 1886. Marble headstone (fallen and broken at time of survey- 1998) with anthemion terminal and inset relief of seated woman (possibly a re-used antique piece), in imitation of an Attic grave-stele of the 4th Century BC. History: Newton was an outstanding classical archaeologist,the discoverer of the tomb of King Mausolus at Halicarnassus, one of the wonders of the Ancient world and an outstanding Keeper of Greek and Roman Antiquities at the British Museum. |
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