Priscilla died of heart disease on 21 October 1854, and she was buried in the mausoleum, with the inscription "Priscilla, the beloved of Francis Jack, Earl of Kilmorey".
When Kilmorey himself died in June 1880, aged 92, he was buried beside her in the mausoleum underneath a bas-relief in white marble showing the dying Priscilla on a couch surrounded by her lover and ten-year-old son Charles (b.1844). The bas-relief was carved in Rome by portrait sculptor Lawrence Macdonald.[3]
Location and ownership
Originally erected in Brompton Cemetery, the mausoleum was moved first to Woburn Park near Weybridge in about 1862, and from there to its present location in about 1868.[1]
The mausoleum, including the enclosure wall, railings and gate, are Grade II* listed[1] and are on Historic England's At Risk Register.[6] The surrounding cast iron railings, which in contrast to the building's Egyptian revival theme, are in a Gothic revival style,[7] are in a poor condition and discussions on sources of grant funding are underway.[6]
Situated in a wildlife site of about a third of an acre, the mausoleum is run and maintained entirely by volunteers, with assistance from Habitats & Heritage, and a contribution from Richmond upon Thames Council and English Heritage. Since 2001, the Mausoleum has been opened annually for events such as Open House.[8]
Further reading
A C B Urwin, The Second Earl of Kilmorey and his Mausoleum in St Margarets (Borough of Twickenham Local History Society, paper no. 75, 1997)[1]
A C B Urwin, The Story of Gordon, Lacey and St Margarets Houses (The Hounslow and District Society, 1974)[1]
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