Memorial: M945

Gothic tomb at Kensal Green Cemetery commemorating Commander Charles Spencer Ricketts RN d. 1867

Location

Kensal Green Cemetery, Kensal Green, London, England

Transcript

'IN MEMORIAM / CHARLES / SPEN / CER / RICKETTS / COMMANDER / ROYAL NAVY / OBIT FEBRUARY XVII: MDCCCLXVII / AGED LXX1X YEARS'

Details

Description: Three corner gargoyles missing. Elaborate and fanciful Portland Stone canopied tomb with sarcophagus decorated with naval icons as inlay in artificial stone. The sarcophagus is supported by green Cornish Serpentine colonettes with the canopy supported by polished pink Peterhead Granite columns. The monument was designed by William Burges (1827-1881) and is Grade II listed. It is located on the South side of South Branch Avenue.
Type: Tomb
Position: 20242/47/RS
Materials: Portland Stone, Pink Peterhead Granite; Cornish serpentine.
Artists: William Burgess

People

Ricketts, Charles
Age: 79
Date of Death: 1867
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: 1788-1867. Joined Navy aged 7 and served under Nelson, married an heiress and retired aged 27.
Bibliography: Hugh Meller 'London cemeteries: an illustrated guide and gazetteer' (Amersham, 1981) p. 194.
Photographer: Lucy Saint, Eleanor Baugh ©RMG

JSON

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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters