A view of the Church of the Assumption in Holnest from the south-east, with the Erle-Drax mausoleum in the foreground

Date:: 1880 - 1910

Location:: St Mary's Church, Holnest, Dorset; Show all locations

Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Holnest, Dorset

Reference:: OP24580

Type:: Photograph (Printing Out Paper Print)

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Description

John Sawbridge Erle-Drax built this mausoleum for himself in c.1872. He died in 1887. His design included a letter-box, so he could continue to have The Times newspaper delivered after his death. The mausoleum was demolished in 1935.

Archival History

This photograph was withdrawn from the open Red Box Collection for conservation reasons during the 2011-12 Red Box Project.

Content

This is part of the Series: RBO01/13 Early Photographic Print Collection: Dorset; within the Collection: RBO01 Early Photographic Print Collection

Rights

Source: Historic England Archive

Keywords

Victorian Mausoleum, Medieval Church