Kensal Green - famous 'residents' I
Right from the start, Kensal Green became a highly fashionable place to be buried. This was enhanced when two of George III's children children decided to be buried there. Prince Augustus Frederick [1773-1843] below left and Princess Sophia [1777-1848], below right (white memorial in centre of frame). Images of memorials courtesy of Barry Smith (FOKG). There is not the space to list all the notables buried at Kensal Green, so this is only a representative sample.
Civil servant and novelist. Trollope spent his working life with the Post Office, his most lasting memorial being the pillar-box, which he introduced into the United Kingdom. His first two novels were not a success, but with The Warden (1855), his reputation was established. He wrote a total of 47 novels and many short stories. Image of pillar box © Andrew Dunn, 9 September 2004.
Collins was the pioneer of detective fiction, being best remembered for The Woman in White and The Moonstone. He lies with his mistress, on whom was based the character of The Woman in White.
Blondin was the most famous of all tightrope walkers and in 1859, crossed the Niagara Falls on a rope 1,000 feet long. He later repeated the feat blindfold, with a man on his back, on stilts and finally pausing halfway across to cook an omelette. He lies with his wife with a marble figure of Hope looking skyward.
