The Grave of Charles Spencer Ricketts (1788-1867)

William Burges

Kensal Green Cemetery

London.

Kensal Green Cemetery describes this funerary monument for Ricketts, a naval commander who had served under Nelson and married an heiress, as "an atrociously rich Gothic shrine'. . . . The raised sarcophagus, decorated with shields, is enclosed by eight red Peterhead granite colonnettes and rests on stubby colonnettes of green Cornish serpentine; the canopy sports cusped arches, gargoyles, crockets and finials galore."

[Another view]

Photograph, caption, and commentary by Jacqueline Banerjee 2007. [You may use this image without prior permission for any scholarly or educational purpose as long as you (1) credit the photographer and (2) link your document to this URL in a web document or cite the Victorian Web in a print one.]

References

Coones, Paul. Kensal Green Cemetery: A Concise Introductory Guide & Select List of Notable Monuments, Together with a Plan. Friends of Kensal Green Cemetery, 1994.

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