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

• Historic England Listing
• The Mausoleum at Wikipedia
• Wikidata Q17554002

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Recommended Books

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  Warwickshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Somerset: North and Bristol: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Building Small Projects (New Best of Fine Woodworking)
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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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  Wiltshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Kent: North East and East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)