Scarisbrick Mausoleum to South of Church of St John is a Grade II listed building in the Sefton local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 December 1987. Mausoleum. 1 related planning application.

Scarisbrick Mausoleum to South of Church of St John

WRENN ID
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Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Sefton
Constituency
Southport MP: Patrick Hurley (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
10 December 1987
Type
Mausoleum
Address
Scarisbrick Mausoleum to South of Church of St John, Rufford Road
OS grid reference
SD 374 200
Coordinates
53.67324, -2.94788
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Scarisbrick Mausoleum, located to the south of the Church of St John, was built around 1900 by E.W. Johnson for the Scarisbrick family of Scarisbrick Hall. This mausoleum is designed in the Neo-Norman style and constructed from sandstone ashlar with slate roofs.

The building has a cruciform plan, featuring transepts and an apsidal east end, with the transepts and apse being lower than the nave. The exterior includes four round-headed windows on the north and south walls of the nave, two in the west wall of each transept, and two more in the apse, all set beneath coped gables. Each transept has circular windows in the end wall.

The west end features a round-headed arched doorway that is moulded in two orders, adorned with chevron mouldings and scalloped capitals. It has double doors that are protected by wrought-iron gates with Art Nouveau motifs. The windows are similarly decorated, with some featuring billet mouldings. A highly ornate corbel table runs along the north and south walls of the nave and around the apse, with each corbel showcasing an individual carving, some abstract and others semi-naturalistic. The four gables are topped with carved apex crosses, and the roof includes two small louvred dormers.

The interior maintains the same style, featuring arches leading to the transepts and chancel, along with several wall niches that echo the exterior design.

Local climate

Scarisbrick Mausoleum to South of Church of St John sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,290 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 94% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 95% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 16 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 84% of listed buildings. Of these, 7 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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