Building record 0087201002 - ST MARY'S CHURCHYARD, N OF CHURCH
Summary
Eighteenth century mausoleum to Kenrick family in St Mary's churchyard
Protected Status/Designation
- Listed Building (II) 1125691: KENRICK MAUSOLEUM, IN CHURCHYARD
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Type and Period (1)
- MAUSOLEUM (Built about 1750?, 18th Century - 1700 AD to 1799 AD)
Description
Grade II. Mausoleum. Mid C18, restored 1952. Erected by Clayton Kenrick in memory of his father John Kenrick and sister Elizabeth (inscription on frieze). Ashlar. Square in plan. Moulded plinth and cornice to base; 2 arcaded inscription panels to each side, with architrave arches on piers, and Tuscan columns supporting entablature. Octagonal ashlar dome, stone urn finial with swags, 2 surviving corner urns. Inscriptions to members of the Kenrick family are now mostly illegible (B8).
Probably of c.1750. Walpole sketched it in his journal of visits to country houses in 1764 (B9).
NGR to 'Vault' marked on 1962 1:2,500 OS map.
Sources (4)
- <4>SBC20462 Bibliographic reference: William Page (ed). 1925. A History of Buckinghamshire (Victoria County History) Volume III. Volume 3. pp51-53.
- <5>SBC20466 Bibliographic reference: Royal Commision on Historical Monuments. 1912. Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire. Volume 1. pp184-186.
- <8>SBC3985 Bibliographic reference: DoE. 1986. LIST OF BUILDINGS OF SPECIAL ARCHITECTURAL OR HISTORIC INTEREST: BUCKS; WYCOMBE: PARISHES OF FAWLEY &C. p43.
- <9>SBC19664 Bibliographic reference: Nikolaus Pevsner & Elizabeth Williamson. 1994. The Buildings of England: Buckinghamshire. p366.
Location
| Grid reference | SU 78408 86637 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | HAMBLEDEN, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire |
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Record last edited
Oct 13 2024 11:12PM
