The Mausoleum, Cobham Hall is a Grade I listed building in the Gravesham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 August 1952. A C18 Mausoleum. 1 related planning application.
The Mausoleum, Cobham Hall
- WRENN ID
- lunar-merlon-mist
- Grade
- I
- Local Planning Authority
- Gravesham
- Constituency
- Gravesham MP: Dr Lauren Sullivan (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 27 August 1952
- Type
- Mausoleum
- OS grid reference
- TQ 694 683
- Coordinates
- 51.38916, 0.43384
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Mausoleum at Cobham Hall was designed by James Wyatt in 1783 for the 4th Earl of Darnley. It was never used and is constructed from Portland stone. The building has a square shape with projecting chamfered corners and is topped by a pyramid. It features Roman Doric order fluted columns in antis on the front and prostyle on the angles, with lunette openings above the cornice and tomb chests above the angle architraves. Inside, there is a circular chapel accessed by several steps, featuring a red marble Corinthian order and a coffered dome made of plaster. Below, the basement contains 32 coffin shelves under a shallow stone dome.
The condition of the mausoleum is poor, having been disrupted by vegetation and vandalism. The iron railings surrounding the southern area have been removed.
Local climate
The Mausoleum, Cobham Hall sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 710 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 87% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 83% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 26 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 72% of listed buildings. Of these, 12 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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