The Mausolea and Monuments Trust is a charity for the "protection and preservation of mausolea and funerary monuments situated in Great Britain and Ireland."[1] The trust was founded in 1997 by the architectural historian Jill Allibone (1932–1998).[2] Tim Knox, then the director of the Soane Museum and the trust's first chairman, described it as “the dottiest conservation cause in the land”.[3]
The trust has responsibility for six mausolea:
- The Bateman Mausoleum, Morley, Derbyshire[4]
- The Heathcote Mausoleum, Hursley, Hampshire[5]
- The Wynne Ellis Mausoleum, Whitstable, Kent[6]
- The Nash Mausoleum, Farningham, Kent[7]
- The Guise Mausoleum, Elmore, Gloucestershire[8]
- The Boileau Mausoleum, Ketteringham, Norfolk[9]
The trust publishes a regular journal titled Mausolus, and researches and maintains a gazetteer of mausolea in Great Britain and Ireland.[10]
- ^ "Mausolea & Monuments Trust - Heritage Organisation". National Churches Trust. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
- ^ "About Us". The Mausolea and Monuments Trust. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
- ^ Bowdler, Roger. "A small charity with a very big mission". The Building Conservation Directory. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
- ^ Historic England. "Mausoleum west of St Matthews Church (Grade II*) (1205888)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
- ^ Historic England. "Mausoleum 20M west of All Saints Church (Grade II) (1350520)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
- ^ Historic England. "Wynne Ellis Mausoleum at All Saints Churchyard (Grade II) (1244859)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
- ^ Historic England. "Mausoleum of Thomas Nash (Grade II*) (1237803)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
- ^ Historic England. "Guise Mausoleum (Grade II*) (1247875)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
- ^ Historic England. "Boileau Mausoleum (Grade II) (1387306)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
- ^ "Home page". The Mausolea & Monuments Trust. Retrieved 27 September 2020.