Description

GREAT AMWELL ST JOHNS LANE
TL 3712
(south side)
Great Amwell village
12/16 Mylne mausoleum
in churchyard
8 metres east of chancel

GV II

Mausoleum. 1800 by Robert Mylne (1733 - 1811). Buff brick and
York stone slab roof. A plain rectangular building in fine buff
brickwork in Flemish-bond. Low pitched roof with 3 stone slabs
to each slope cramped together. Plain stone pediment at each and
with recessed tympanaum of stone with decorative tooled finish.
Limestone plain doorframe on W end has coved projecting lintol.
Doorway bricked up. Fixed to the exterior by bronze pins and
built in flanking the door, stone memorial tablets to the Mylne
family. The roof is surmonted by a large square pedestal with
moulded base and cap, with a fluted stone urn on top. Coade-
stone circular plaque of a mourner on W side of pedestal, Mylne
achievement on E side, N side plain, and inscribed on S side
'Deo Opt Max/Coemeterium/pro se et suis/dat don dedicat/Robertus
Mylne/MDCCC.

Listing NGR: TL3720312502

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26349531

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Recommended Books

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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990: Updated version
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  Cambridgeshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Georgian Style and Design for Contemporary Living
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  Gloucestershire 2: The Vale and The Forest of Dean: Vale and Forest of Dean Pt. 2 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide
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  Drawing up a Local Listed Building Consent Order: Historic England Advice Note 6