| Tomb of Marigold Churchill | |
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| General information | |
| Type | Funerary monument |
| Location | Kensal Green Cemetery,Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, London |
| Coordinates | 51°31′36″N0°13′40″W / 51.5268°N 0.2277°W /51.5268; -0.2277 |
| Construction started | 1867 |
| Governing body | General Cemetery Company |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
| Official name | Tomb of Marigold Churchill |
| Designated | 12 June 2001 |
| Reference no. | 1246128 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Eric Gill |
TheTomb of Marigold Churchill is located inKensal Green Cemetery in theRoyal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, London, England. It commemorates Marigold, the fourth child ofWinston andClementine Churchill. Marigold died aged two in 1921 and the tomb at Kensal Green was her grave until herreinterment in the Churchill family plot atSt Martin's Church, Bladon, Oxfordshire in 2020. Designed byEric Gill, the tomb is aGrade II listed structure.
Marigold Churchill (15 November 1918 – 23 August 1921) was the fourth child ofWinston andClementine Churchill. She died ofsepsis at the age of 2 years, 9 months, while on holiday atBroadstairs in Kent. Her death devastated her parents.[1] She was buried atKensal Green Cemetery three days after her death, in a private ceremony attended only by the Churchill family. Photographers who had come to the cemetery left at Churchill's request.[2] In 2020 her body was exhumed and reburied in theSpencer-Churchill family plot atSt Martin's Church, Bladon in Oxfordshire.[3]
The tomb takes the form of a cross. It is carved inHopton Wood stone,[4] a particularly fine form oflimestone much used for gravestones.[a][6] The monument originally comprised a pedestal, with "exquisite" Gilllettering, topped with a shaft depicting thecrucifixion. The wording on the pediment reads: "HERE LIES // MARIGOLD // DEAR CHILD // OF WINSTON // AND CLEMENTINE // CHURCHILL // BORN NOV 15 // 1918 // DIED AUG 23 // 1921 //R.I.P". The upper part of the memorial was stolen in 1992 and was replaced by a stone cross.[7] The designer wasEric Gill.[b][8] It is aGrade II listed structure.[4]
