Description

SE0749 ADDINGHAM C.P. WESLEY PLACE

8/119 George Oates
Greenwood Mausoleum
and surrounding
railings

II

Mausoleum. Dated 1845. Ashlar with surrounding stone piers and
wooden fencing. Square on plan with batter. Plinth, banded rustication,
modillioned cornice, triangular pediment the tympanum decorated with
wreath and ribbons. Doorways with eared architrave set in east and
west faces. 2-panelled oak doors with cast-iron grille, rectangular
fanlight. The whole surmounted by large urn with corner blocks
decorated with wreaths in their cardinal faces. Set in the north face
is engraved tablet flanked by inverted torches. This has lettering in
bold relief:-
"ERECTED
TO
THE MEMORY OF
GEORGE OATES GREENWOOD
OF
NETHERWOOD HOUSE,
WHO DIED APRIL XXVI;MDCCCXLV,
AGED XLVII YEARS"
Other memorials on south face to William Greenwood and his wife Ann.
Surrounding fencing has wooden uprights and crossmembers with St.Andrew's
Cross set between. These are linked to dressed monoliths, square on
plan, with arched heads and circles in relief on the cardinal faces.
Entered by a gate to the east.

Listing NGR: SE0760049936

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26588019

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Recommended Books

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  Surrey (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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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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  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy
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  For the Record
• 
  [(Cumberland and Westmorland)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1967)
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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)