Description

MAULDEN

TL 0438 CHURCH ROAD

12/61 Mausoleum approx. 10
23.1.61 metres NW of N aisle of
Church of St Mary the
Virgin

GV II

Mausoleum, containing the Bruce family remains. 1859 rebuilding, probably by
Benjamin Ferrey, of the 1656 structure erected by Thomas Bruce, 1st Earl of
Elgin. Stands on vaulted crypt, thought to be of medieval origin. Coursed
ironstone with ashlar dressings. Hipped clay tile roof with bands of
fishscale tiles. Small single-storeyed structure of elongated octagonal plan.
Diagonal buttresses to each angle. Moulded parapet has rather worn frieze. W
and E elevations each have small circular quatrefoiled window. Pointed-arched
doorway to S elevation, surmounted by carved stone crest. Interior: To N
elevation is monument to Diana, Countess of Elgin, erected 1656, thought to be
by Thomas Burman. Consists of rather architectural marble sarcophagus, with
gadrooning to middle and to surmounting basin. Carved cartouche to front and
surmounting half-figure of Lady Elgin, dressed in a shroud and pointing
heavenwards, have been removed. Round-arched niches to W and E formerly
contained marble busts (now also removed) of Thomas Bruce, 1st Earl of Elgin,
d.1663 and toward Bruce his grandson, d.1663, botn attributed to John
Bushnell. Crypt contains plain late C12 font. M.S.F. George "The Elgin
Marbles of Maulden", Bedfordshire Magazine, vol II, pp 60-68.

Listing NGR: TL0582738067

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Ailesbury Mausoleum at Wikipedia
• Wikidata Q26407754

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Recommended Books

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  Oxfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Setting up a Listed Building Heritage Partnership Agreement: Historic England Advice Note 5
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Churches: An Architectural Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  London 6: Westminster (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England): Westminster v. 6
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  The Victorian House Manual (2nd Edition): How They Were Built, Improvements & Refurbishment, Solutions to All Common Defects - Includes Relevant ... ... Properties (Haynes Manual) (Haynes Manuals)