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Glenesk Mausoleum, St Marylebone Cemetery

A Grade II Listed Building in Barnet, London

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Latitude: 51.5909 / 51°35'27"N

Longitude: -0.183 / 0°10'58"W

OS Eastings: 525969

OS Northings: 189570

OS Grid: TQ259895

Mapcode National: GBR CY.DJP

Mapcode Global: VHGQK.S84R

Plus Code: 9C3XHRR8+9R

Entry Name: Glenesk Mausoleum, St Marylebone Cemetery

Listing Date: 26 September 1989

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1064757

English Heritage Legacy ID: 199242

ID on this website: 101064757

Location: East Finchley Cemetery, Barnet, London, N2

County: London

District: Barnet

Electoral Ward/Division: Garden Suburb

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Barnet

Traditional County: Middlesex

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Greater London

Church of England Parish: Holy Trinity East Finchley

Church of England Diocese: London

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Description


TQ 2589
22/6

EAST END ROAD (south side), N2
Glenesk Mausoleum St Marylebone Cemetery

II GV


Mausoleum. 1899 by Arthur Blomfield for Lord Glenesk. Limestone ashlar gable
stone; slate roof. Rectangular plan. Middle pointed style. Corner
buttresses. 3-bay east and west elevations have 2-light Decorated-style window
set in gabled slightly-projecting central bay flanked by lancets. North gable
has carved panel of Christ flanked by angels and soldiers over inscription and
3-light window of graduated lancets above pointed-arched doorway with foliate
spandrels, set within double-chamfered pointed arch; kneeling figures to finials
of buttresses. South gable has rose window with dogtooth carving, 3-light
window of graduated lancets and kneeling figures to finials of buttresses.
Interior: mosaic tile floor; engaged shafts with moulded capitals to springers
of fine 3-bay vaulted roof with foliate-carved bosses. South end has marble
wall shafts with foliate capitals to rerearch of rose window and fine stiff-leaf
carved frieze over fine inlaid tile reredos and altar. 3 fine Roman-style
sarcophagi to Lord Glenesk (d.1908), son Oliver (d.1905) and wife (d.1898).
Fine stained glass.


Listing NGR: TQ2596989570

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