Description

TL 1724
8/83

PRESTON
CHURCH LANE
(North side)
Mausoleum in NW corner of churchyard at Church of St. Martin

GV
II

Mausoleum. Inscribed 'BARRINGTON/WHITE/A1906D' over entrance in E end.
Shelly white limestone ashlar entirely, with stone corbelled steep roof.
Cast bronze doors. A small rectangular building about 4M x 3M and 4M
tall to apex. Entrance in E gable end. Pitched steep roof of 10
weathered stone offsets to about 1M from ground. Chamfered plinth,
corner- and mid-pilaster and 3 large projecting blocks in each of 2 bays
below eaves. Rear plain ashlar with small cross shaped and two
square-within-circle openings high up, heavy portal a narrower
continuation of the roof with grooved and chamfered eaves band. Gable
capped by a small celtic cross largely cut in relief. Recessed surround
to central doorway with truncated pointed head with cross-shaped vent at
top. Moulded battens divide small panels of double doors with circular
bosses at intersections with cross on each. Scale-vents in upper part.

Listing NGR: TL1783224835

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26396481

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Recommended Books

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  Yorkshire: York and the East Riding (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Cumbria: Cumberland, Westmorland and Furness (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair by Hunt. Roger ( 2008 ) Hardcover
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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  Northumberland (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Northamptonshire: Buildings of England Series (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)