Milton Mausoleum facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Milton Mausoleum |
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| All Saints Church, West Markham | |
Milton Mausoleum from the southwest
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| OS grid reference | SK 715 730 |
| Location | Milton, Nottinghamshire |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Website | Churches Conservation Trust |
| History | |
| Founder(s) | 4th Duke of Newcastle |
| Consecrated | 27 December 1833 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Redundant |
| Heritage designation | Grade I |
| Designated | 1 February 1967 |
| Architect(s) | Sir Robert Smirke |
| Style | Neoclassical |
| Completed | 1833 |
| Closed | 1950s |
| Specifications | |
| Materials | Stone ashlar, lead roofs |
The Milton Mausoleum is a special church in Milton, England. It is no longer used for regular church services. This building is very important historically. It is officially listed as a Grade I building, which means it is protected. The Churches Conservation Trust looks after it.
You can see the mausoleum from the A1 road near Markham Moor. It stands on a hill. The building has also been called All Saints Church, West Markham. Sometimes people confuse it with an older church nearby.
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History of the Mausoleum
This building was ordered by the 4th Duke of Newcastle. He wanted to build it to remember his wife. A famous architect named Sir Robert Smirke designed it. The building was finished in 1833.
Most of the building was a special tomb for the Duke's family. This type of tomb is called a mausoleum. One part of the building was used as a regular parish church. The Archbishop of York officially opened it as a church on December 27, 1833.
The Milton Mausoleum stopped being a regular church in the 1950s. Now, the Churches Conservation Trust takes care of it. It is the only family mausoleum like it left in Nottinghamshire.
About the Building
Outside the Mausoleum
The mausoleum is built in a grand Neoclassical style. This style looks like old Greek and Roman buildings. It is made of smooth, cut stone called ashlar, and its roofs are made of lead. The building sits on a raised base called a plinth.
The mausoleum has a cross shape, which is called a cruciform plan. At each corner, there are flat columns called pilasters. These support a decorative band and triangular roof sections called pedimented gables.
The building has a main hall, called a nave. On the north and south sides, there are tomb chambers that act like side wings, known as transepts. At the east end, there is the main mausoleum area.
Where the main hall and side wings meet, there is an eight-sided tower. This tower is called an octagonal lantern. It has two levels. The bottom level has eight columns with windows between them. The top level is also eight-sided and has openings for air. A dome with a cross on top covers the lantern.
Two steps lead to the main door on the west side. The doorway has flat columns next to it. It also has a decorative frame around it. On the north and south sides of the main hall, there are five rectangular windows. The side wings also have similar windows. The east side has a porch with four tall columns.
Inside the Mausoleum
When you enter from the west, you step into a small entrance area. From here, a door leads to the south, and steps go up to a gallery on the north side. At the east end of the main hall, there is a screen. This screen has decorative elements and boards with Bible verses painted on them.
The main hall has box pews, which are like enclosed seating areas. The ceiling is covered with decorative panels. On the south wall, there is a memorial from 1863.
Beyond the screen, there is a round room called a rotunda. This room has four round archways. Between these arches are four curved spaces in the wall, called niches.
In the south chamber, there is a memorial from the mid-1800s. It remembers the Dukes of Newcastle and was carved by William Grinsell Nicholl. On its south wall, there are seven brass memorial plaques. The eastern arch leads through a passage to the east door. On one side of this passage, a door goes to the vestry, which is a room for clergy. On the other side, a similar door leads down to the family's burial vault.
See also
- Grade I listed buildings in Nottinghamshire
- Listed buildings in West Markham
- List of churches preserved by the Churches Conservation Trust in the English Midlands
