Digby Mausoleum In Sherborne Cemetery

The Digby Mausoleum, located in Sherborne Cemetery, was designed by architect William Slater and built in 1862 for George Wingfield Digby and his family. This structure is made of fine ashlar with a stone slate roof and features rich and delicate ornamentation. The northeast end is rounded and has three windows, while the northwest and southeast sides each have four windows.

The mausoleum showcases carved stone bracket eaves with a toothed course and a stone course below the windows. It includes lancet windows set within reveals behind lancet openings, which are adorned with short columns featuring carved capitals. On the northwest side, there is a metal door positioned at the right end, framed by square-headed reveals and a lintel supported by colored marble columns with carved heads. The door area also has carved chamfers and a stepped, moulded plinth.

The entrance is located at the southwest end and features a gable with a rose window, flanked and surmounted by carved circular medallions. The wide pointed entrance arch has stepped sides, with the first and third steps embellished by carvings of leaves and birds. The tympanum displays a relief of the Lord's Resurrection by Redfern. Six steps lead up to the doorway, which is enclosed by railings.