Description

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THE HOME PARK
The Royal Mausoleum

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1862-71 by A J Humbert and Professor Gruner of Dresden, to whom initial sketch design is owed. Portland stone ashlar, Romanesque on Greek cross plan with tall octagonal drum, arcaded windows and shallow hipped copper roof. Bowed, lower, arcaded window ambulatories between arms of cross. East portico with three arches giving onto terrace and flight of steps. Two full size bronze angels in front of portico. Ornate lamp standards to base of steps.

Interior has rich Raphaelesque decoration programmed by Gruner. Barrel vaulted arms, giant pilasters to main piers, large statue niches and painted spandrels above arches, oval medallions between tripartite windows of the drum. The sculpture all by Dresden artists: H Baumer, H Hultzsch, G Kuntz and F Rentsch. Paintings/frescoes by N Consoni, J Frank and P Jander.

Large tomb chest monument to Queen Victoria and Prince Albert with marble effigies by Baron Marochetti, 1864-8. Other monuments to members of the Royal Family by Boehm, and an Anglo-Saxon group of Victoria and Albert by W Theed the younger.

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• The Royal Mausoleum at Wikipedia
• The Royal Mausoleum official website
• Wikidata Q17530160

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Recommended Books

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  [(Bedfordshire, Huntingdon and Peterborough)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1968)
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides): Written by Charles O'Brien, 2014 Edition, Publisher: Yale University Press [Hardcover]
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  Harrow on the Hill: A photographic portrayal of listed buildings and structures (Historic Buildings Picture Guides)
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  Renovating Old Houses: Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes (For Pros By Pros)
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  Lancashire: Liverpool and the South-West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Oxfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)