Mausoleum 450 Metres South West of Belvoir Castle is a Grade II listed building in the Melton local planning authority area, England. First listed on 1 January 1968. Mausoleum.

Mausoleum 450 Metres South West of Belvoir Castle

WRENN ID
calm-crypt-saffron
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Melton
Constituency
Melton and Syston MP: Edward Argar (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
1 January 1968
Type
Mausoleum
OS grid reference
SK 818 333
Coordinates
52.89111, -0.78562
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The mausoleum, located 450 meters south-west of Belvoir Castle, was built between 1826 and 1828 by architects Benjamin and Philip Wyatt. Constructed from limestone, it features a single storey in the Norman style, with a rectangular shape and an entrance on the north-east side. The entrance has a central round arch decorated with zig-zag patterns and other ornamentation, flanked by blind Norman arches on either side, each with one order of shafts. Although the interior has not been inspected, it is known to contain notable Norman-style masonry and a spectacular altar-tomb dedicated to the fifth Duchess, created in 1825 by M.C. Wyatt. The roof is not visible due to the surrounding parapets.

Local climate

Mausoleum 450 Metres South West of Belvoir Castle sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 720 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 84% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 90% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 67% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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