Wynn Ellis Mausoleum at All Saints Churchyard is a Grade II listed building in the Canterbury local planning authority area, England. First listed on 31 October 1997. Mausoleum.
Wynn Ellis Mausoleum at All Saints Churchyard
- WRENN ID
- iron-paling-oak
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Canterbury
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 31 October 1997
- Type
- Mausoleum
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
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TR 16 NW 904/4/10003
WHITSTABLE CHURCH STREET Wynn Ellis Mausoleum at All Saints Churchyard
(Formerly listed as Wynne Ellis Mausoleum at All Saints Churchyard) II
Mausoleum. 1875 by Charles Barry Junior. Portland stone and cast iron railings. Cella with stepped pyramidal roof. Prominent metope frieze with paterae. Steps leading to vault flanked by rusticated walls. Pylon-shaped doors to vault, with lintel inscribed JANUA VITAE; wooden doors sport WE monogram, with quatrefoil grilles. Dwarf enclosing wall with cast iron railings inscribed CHARLES BARRY and ST PANCRAS IRONWORKS 1875.
History: Wynn Ellis (1790-1875) was a London silk merchant and liberal MP, best known for his Old Master collection: see DNB. The mausoleum was built following the death of his wife in 1872. Charles Barry was also engaged on the extensive rebuilding of All Saints Church in 1875-76.
Listing NGR: TR1169966260
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