Listed Building: THE MAUSOLEUM, COBHAM HALL (1095055)
Grade | I |
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Authority | |
Volume/Map/Item | 10, 5, 37 |
Date assigned | 27 August 1952 |
Date last amended |
Description
TQ 66 NE COBHAM 5/37 27.8.52 The Mausoleum, Cobham Hall (formerly listed as Mausoleum in Park)
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1783 designed by James Wyatt for the 4th Earl of Darnley. Never used. Portland stone. Square with projecting chamfered corners. Surmounted by a pyramid. Roman Doric order, fluted columns in antis on face, prostyle on angles. Lunette openings above cornice. Tomb chests above the angle architraves. Circular chapel up several steps with red marble Corinthian order and coffered dome of plaster. Basement at lower level held 32 coffin shelves under shallow stone dome.
Condition poor, disrupted by vegetation and battered by vandals. The iron railings round the south area have been removed.
Listing NGR: TQ6797468916
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Sources (1)
- SKE16160 Map: English Heritage. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest.
Location
Grid reference | TQ 6943 6837 (point) |
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Map sheet | TQ66NE |
Civil Parish | COBHAM, GRAVESHAM, KENT |
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Record last edited
Aug 5 2010 3:09PM