The Trentham Mausoleum is a Grade I listed mausoleum in Trentham, Stoke-on-Trent, built as the final resting place of the

Dukes of Sutherland Duke of Sutherland is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom which was created by William IV in 1833 for George Leveson-Gower, 2nd Marquess of Stafford. A series of marriages to heiresses by members of the Leveson-Gower family made th ...

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History

The mausoleum was built in 1807–08 for

George Leveson-Gower Sir George Granville Leveson-Gower KBE (19 May 1858 – 18 July 1951), was a British civil servant and Liberal politician from the Leveson-Gower family. He held political office as Comptroller of the Household between 1892 and 1895 and later s ...

, the 2nd Marquess of Stafford and later 1st Duke of Sutherland by architect

Charles Heathcote Tatham Charles Heathcote Tatham (8 February 1772 in Westminster, London – 10 April 1842 in London), was an English architect of the early nineteenth century. Early life He was born in Duke Street, Westminster, the youngest of five sons of Ralph Tath ...

. Heathcote Tatham was a friend of

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, the Duke's wife, and along with his commission he constructed several buildings, including a lodge and bridges, at the nearby

Trentham Hall The Trentham Estate, in the village of Trentham, is a visitor attraction located on the southern fringe of the city of Stoke-on-Trent in Staffordshire, United Kingdom. History The estate was first recorded in the Domesday Book in 1086. At ...

Architecture

The mausoleum is constructed in ashlar in a

neo-classical style Neoclassical architecture is an architectural style produced by the Neoclassical movement that began in the mid-18th century in Italy and France. It became one of the most prominent architectural styles in the Western world. The prevailing style ...

with

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details. The corners of the building feature striped Greaco-Egyptian pylon-like structures, which may have been influenced by Heathcote Tatum's time in Paris, where the style was particularly popular in the late 18th century. The entrance doorway is relatively small with doors decorated in highly ornate

wrought-iron Wrought iron is an iron alloy with a very low carbon content (less than 0.08%) in contrast to that of cast iron (2.1% to 4%). It is a semi-fused mass of iron with fibrous slag inclusions (up to 2% by weight), which give it a wood-like "grain" t ...

work and a heavy stone lintel. The mausoleum is surmounted by a small tower, with louvred windows and a pyramidal roof. Above the doorway is the family

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and the inscription ''"MDCCCVIII"'', signifying the completion date of 1808.

Conservation

The condition of the building has given cause for concern, and although some urgent repairs have been completed, it is on the

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References

External links

Website of Potteries.org – Neville Malkin's "Grand Tour" of the Potteries Retrieved Feb 2017
Has several old pictures, drawings and historical narrative about the Sutherland Mausoleum, Trentham * {{DEFAULTSORT:Trentham Mausoleum Grade I listed buildings in Staffordshire Mausoleums in England Buildings and structures in Stoke-on-Trent Monuments and memorials in Staffordshire Structures on the Heritage at Risk register in Staffordshire

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