Trafford Mausoleum, Wroxham
The Trafford Mausoleum, is a memorial in Wroxham, Norfolk, England. Commissioned after the death of Sigismund Trafford Southwell in 1827, the mausoleum was designed by Anthony Salvin in Gothic Revival style. It is a Grade II listed structure.
| Trafford Mausoleum | |
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| Type | Mausoleum |
| Location | Wroxham, Norfolk |
| Coordinates | 52.7069°N 1.3978°E |
| Built | C.1830 |
| Architect | Anthony Salvin |
| Architectural style(s) | Gothic Revival (Early English style) |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
| Official name | Trafford Mausoleum, St Mary's Churchyard |
| Designated | 16 May 1984 |
| Reference no. | 1050869 |
  Location of Trafford Mausoleum in Norfolk | |
History and architecture
The building has been used to bury members of the Trafford family.[1] The Traffords of Wroxham Hall (now demolished) held land in the area from the Middle Ages.[2]
Sigismund Trafford Southwell, High Sheriff of Norfolk in 1818, died in 1827. His wife Margaret approached Anthony Salvin to design a mausoleum which was constructed c.1830.[3] It was built in the churchyard of St Mary the Virgin, Wroxham.[4] Salvin exhibited the design at the Royal Academy in 1830.[4] The style is Early English Gothic,[4] described in the Norfolk 1: Norwich and the North-East volume of Pevsner as a; "correct, rather cold later 13th century style".[5] The mausoleum is a Grade II listed structure.[4]
Notes
- "Wroxham Church opens Trafford Mausoleum". www.networknorwich.co.uk. 2016. Retrieved 2019-03-22.
- Archives, The National. "The Discovery Service". discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk.
- dijit.net. "Trafford Mausoleum - Mausolea & Monuments Trust". www.mmtrust.org.uk.
- England, Historic. "TRAFFORD MAUSOLEUM, ST MARY'S CHURCHYARD, Wroxham - 1050869- Historic England". historicengland.org.uk.
- Pevsner & Wilson 2002, p. 738.
References
- Pevsner, Nikolaus; Wilson, Bill (2002). Norfolk 1: Norwich and North-East. The Buildings Of England. New Haven and London: Yale University Press. ISBN 0-300-09607-0.