Mausoleum in North West Corner of Churchyard at Church of St Martin is a Grade II listed building in the North Hertfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 February 1988. Mausoleum.
Mausoleum in North West Corner of Churchyard at Church of St Martin
- WRENN ID
- forgotten-spindle-pearl
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Hertfordshire
- Constituency
- Hitchin MP: Alistair Strathern (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 8 February 1988
- Type
- Mausoleum
- Address
- Mausoleum in North West Corner of Churchyard at Church of St Martin, Church Lane, Preston
- OS grid reference
- TL 178 248
- Coordinates
- 51.9096, -0.28842
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The mausoleum located in the northwest corner of the churchyard at the Church of St. Martin is a small rectangular building, measuring approximately 4 meters by 3 meters and standing 4 meters tall at its apex. It is constructed entirely of shelly white limestone ashlar and features a steep, stone corbelled roof. The entrance is situated in the eastern gable end, which is inscribed with 'BARRINGTON/WHITE/A1906D' above the doorway.
The roof has a pitched design with ten weathered stone offsets that extend about 1 meter from the ground. The structure includes a chamfered plinth, corner and mid-pilasters, and three large projecting blocks in each of the two bays below the eaves. The rear of the mausoleum is plain ashlar, adorned with a small cross-shaped opening and two square-within-circle openings positioned high up.
The heavy portal serves as a narrower continuation of the roof, featuring grooved and chamfered eaves. At the top of the gable, there is a small Celtic cross, which is largely cut in relief. The central doorway has a recessed surround with a truncated pointed head and a cross-shaped vent at the top. The double doors are divided by moulded battens into small panels, each adorned with circular bosses at the intersections, and there are scale-vents in the upper part of the doors.
Local climate
Mausoleum in North West Corner of Churchyard at Church of St Martin 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 82% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 76% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 60% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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