Apperly Family Mausoleum

The Apperly Family Mausoleum, built around 1913, was designed by Percy Morley Horder and features a carved tympanum by John Houghton Maurice Bonnor. It commemorates Sir Alfred Apperly (1839-1913) and subsequent family members. The mausoleum is constructed from local limestone and is partly subterranean, its portal set into a raised bank alongside an east-west path within the churchyard.

The design is in an Arts and Crafts inspired style. The portal is flanked by a pair of square-section piers with inscriptions dedicated to Sir Alfred Apperly and other family members, many of which are now weathered. Walls rise from the piers at approximately 1.5 meters, retaining the surrounding ground and enclosing a paved area with a curved apron along the path and a family crest. A low double doorway with copper doors, featuring weathered verdigris and woven lattice detailing, is set between taller monoliths. Above the doorway, a lintel bears the inscription "MORS JANUA VITAE". The superstructure behind the portal rises in three stepped stages, housing a recessed semi-circular tympanum with a relief carving of angels flanking a chalice set against a stylized tree, with pierced lattice, echoing the door detailing. A swastika, symbolizing peace, is carved into the apex. The rear of the superstructure is plain. Inscriptions commemorate Sir Alfred Apperly; Lady Maria Apperly; Charles Alfred Apperly; Mary Apperly; Peter Murray Small; and Arthur Lancelot Apperly.