The Royal Mausoleum
The Royal Mausoleum, The Home Park, Windsor
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1117781
- Date first listed:
- 02-Oct-1975
- List Entry Name:
- The Royal Mausoleum
- Statutory Address:
- The Royal Mausoleum, The Home Park, Windsor
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1117781
- Date first listed:
- 02-Oct-1975
- List Entry Name:
- The Royal Mausoleum
- Statutory Address 1:
- The Royal Mausoleum, The Home Park, Windsor
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- The Royal Mausoleum, The Home Park, Windsor
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Windsor and Maidenhead (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SU 97445 75940
Details
SU 97 NE
8/97
THE HOME PARK
The Royal Mausoleum
I
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.
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 40364
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Websites
British Geological Survey, Strategic Stone Study, accessed 05/02/2020 from https://www.bgs.ac.uk/mineralsuk/buildingStones/StrategicStoneStudy/EH_atlases.html
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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