Description

TG 12 NE BLICKLING BLICKLING PARK

4/16 The Mausoleum 19-1-52

- II*

Mausoleum. Built 1793 to a design by Joseph Bonomi, architect. Pyramid of limestone ashlar blocks on square base with later iron perimeter railings. East side has central doorway with 2-leaf panelled door, stone architrave and entablature surmounted by heraldic achievement. In the entablature, the motto AVCTOR PRETIOSA FACET. North and south sides have central square openings with moulded stone architraves. To the west, a square memorial panel with architrave and entablature surmounted by a bull. The tablet records that the mausoleum was erected to the memory of John Hobart, Earl of Buckingham (d.1793) by his widow and William Asheton Harbord. Interior: has domed vault with dentilled cornice; eight arched recesses, five of which are blind and contain tombs and wall monuments.

Listing NGR: TG1662529463

External Links

• The Mausoleum at Wikipedia
• Wikidata Q17554002

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Recommended Books

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  Herefordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Harrow on the Hill: A photographic portrayal of listed buildings and structures (Historic Buildings Picture Guides)
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  Yorkshire: York and the East Riding (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Surrey (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Northamptonshire: Buildings of England Series (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990