Dysart Mausoleum And Railing

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SK 82 SE 2/2

BUCKMINSTER CHURCH DRIVE (north side) Dysart Mausoleum and railing

GV II* Mausoleum. c.1880. Ashlar with stone slab roofs. Moulded plinth and eaves, gable bands and verges. Gothic style. Single storey, 3 bays. West front has central gabled porch with flanking buttresses with heavily moulded pointed doorway with rounded jambs, ogee hood mould and finial. Plank door with elaborate bronze strap hinges and cross. Above the door, a traceried roundel containing a shield and a cross. Beyond, on each side, a large gabled corner buttress with traceried panels. East side has a central gable with flanking buttresses, with a plain leaded graduated triple lancet with heavily moulded reveal and hood mould. Above, a small double lancet ventilator with hood mould. Beyond, on each side, a large gabled corner buttress. North and south gables have each 2 corner buttresses with setoffs. Above, an unglazed 3 light mullioned ventilator. Outside, a low coped wall carrying a spiked railing with baluster shaped posts and a gateway to east. This building was erected by the Trustees of the Eighth Earl of Dysart, who died in 1878.

Listing NGR: SK8794223078