The Huth Mausoleum glimpsed from the pathway
Frederick Andrew Huth (1777-1864), who was born in Hanover, initially worked for a firm of Spanish merchants in Hamburg. After some years he moved to Corunna where he met and married his Spanish wife, Manuela Felipa Mayfren (1785-1856). In 1809 the French invasion of France led the couple to move to London where Huth established himself as a commission merchant doing business with Spain. In 1819 the family (Huth and his wife had eleven children) became naturalized British Citizens. By the 1830s Huth’s firm had greatly extended its area of trade finance and, by the following decade, it was one of London’s leading houses. Although a small man, Huth had great presence, and this gained him the nickname ‘Napoleon of the City’.
A very substantial mausoleum with a stepped pyramidal roof. It cost the huge sum of £1500, has two floors and space for 48 coffins. A relief of a winged hour-glass is displayed on the pediment over the door, and there are biblical inscription, in Latin, carved round the frieze.
Kensal Green Cemetery
The Huth Mausoleum glimpsed from the pathway
Frederick Andrew Huth (1777-1864), who was born in Hanover, initially worked for a firm of Spanish merchants in Hamburg. After some years he moved to Corunna where he met and married his Spanish wife, Manuela Felipa Mayfren (1785-1856). In 1809 the French invasion of France led the couple to move to London where Huth established himself as a commission merchant doing business with Spain. In 1819 the family (Huth and his wife had eleven children) became naturalized British Citizens. By the 1830s Huth’s firm had greatly extended its area of trade finance and, by the following decade, it was one of London’s leading houses. Although a small man, Huth had great presence, and this gained him the nickname ‘Napoleon of the City’.
A very substantial mausoleum with a stepped pyramidal roof. It cost the huge sum of £1500, has two floors and space for 48 coffins. A relief of a winged hour-glass is displayed on the pediment over the door, and there are biblical inscription, in Latin, carved round the frieze.
Kensal Green Cemetery