Cockersand Abbey chapter house | |
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![]() The building in 2008 | |
General information | |
Type | Mausoleum |
Location | Thurnham, Lancashire |
Country | England |
Coordinates | 54°00′32″N2°49′22″W / 54.008924°N 2.822907°W |
Opened | 1230 |
Technical details | |
Material | Red sandstone |
Listed Building – Grade I | |
Designated | 2 May 1968 |
Reference no. | 1362525 |
Cockersand Abbey chapter house is a mausoleum in the English village of Thurnham, Lancashire. A Grade I listed building and formerly part of Cockersand Abbey, it dates to 1230. [1] It was used as a family mausoleum by the Daltons of Thurnham Hall during the 18th and 19th centuries. [2] The land was acquired by the Daltons shortly after 1556, when Sir Robert Dalton married Ann Kitchen. [3]
Cockersand Abbey has existed from the late 12th century. The building is constructed of red sandstone rubble and has a slate roof. Its plan is octagonal although the west side has been squared off. At some point (probably the mid-18th century) it was converted into a family burial chamber. [4] [5]
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