Kilmorey Mausoleum
Kilmorey Mausoleum | |
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Richmond upon Thames Borough Council | |
Designations | Grade II*[1] |
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Listed Building – Grade II* | |
Official name | The Kilmorey Mausoleum, including enclosure wall, railings and gate |
Designated | 3 November 1995 |
Reference no. | 1240128 |
The Kilmorey Mausoleum, in St Margarets in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, is a Grade II* listed[1] mausoleum in the style of an ancient Egyptian monument and has been described as a "fine example of an Egyptian-style mausoleum, with an unusually good interior".[1] Designed by Henry Edward Kendall Jr. (1805–1885)[1][2] and built, at a cost of £30,000,[3][4] in pink and grey granite with a bronze door,[1] it was commissioned in the 1850s by the 2nd Earl of Kilmorey (1787–1880) and contains the bodies of the Earl and his mistress, Priscilla Anne Hoste (1823–1854).
Priscilla died of heart disease on 21 October 1854, and she was buried in the mausoleum, with the inscription "Priscilla, the beloved of Francis Jack, Earl of Kilmorey".
When Kilmorey himself died in June 1880, aged 92, he was buried beside her in the mausoleum underneath a
Location and ownership
Originally erected in
In 1936 the grounds of the mausoleum were passed on in perpetuity to
The mausoleum today
The mausoleum, including the enclosure wall, railings and gate, are Grade II* listed[1] and are on Historic England's At Risk Register.[6] The surrounding cast iron railings, which in contrast to the building's Egyptian revival theme, are in a Gothic revival style,[7] are in a poor condition and discussions on sources of grant funding are underway.[6]
Situated in a wildlife site of about a third of an acre, the mausoleum is run and maintained entirely by volunteers, with assistance from
Further reading
- A C B Urwin, The Second Earl of Kilmorey and his Mausoleum in St Margarets (Borough of Twickenham Local History Society, paper no. 75, 1997)[1]
- A C B Urwin, The Story of Gordon, Lacey and St Margarets Houses (The Hounslow and District Society, 1974)[1]
- Original drawings of the mausoleum, signed by Kendall and Pope, architects, of 33 The National Archives, ref. WORK 38/46.[1]
Notes and references
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Historic England (3 November 1995). "The Kilmorey Mausoleum, including enclosure wall, railings and gate (1240128)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
- ISBN 9780415361194.
- ^ a b "Home page". Kilmorey Mausoleum. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
- ^ Rachel Bishop (14 June 2013). "Egyptian tomb was damaged by repairs". Richmond and Twickenham Times. London. p. 4.
- ^ "Kilmorey Mausoleum". Habitats & Heritage. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
- ^ a b "The Kilmorey Mausoleum, including enclosure wall, railings and gate". Heritage at Risk. Historic England. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
- ^ "Architectural Features of the Mausoleum". Kilmorey Mausoleum. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
- ^ "Kilmorey Mausoleum". Habitats & Heritage. Retrieved 6 July 2022.