Mausoleum (Seaton Valley)
Built by Sir John Hussey Delaval c.1775 in the Roman Doric style. The building is of cruciform plan and consists of a chapel above a vaulted crypt. Around 1900 the building was converted into a house; however, by the 1950s it was derelict. Plans, drawings, sections and engraving held by the RCHME. (1)
Mausoleum, 500m east of Seaton Delaval Hall. Grade II* Listed Building. 1766. The mausoleum appears not to have been used. (2)
Designed in the pattern of the Temple at Castle Howard in Yorkshire. (3)
The mausoleum has been recorded in a bad state of repair during a 2001 archaeological survey of Seaton Delaval Hall Estate carried out by Archaeological Services Durham University. Some fairly recent damage is evident with a section of the cornice at the north-east corner of the building having fallen, in vandalism to the interior including damage to the timbers, removal of parts of the brick floor, extensive graffiti and illicit excavation. (4)
The Mausoleum at Seaton Delaval Hall has, in the past 60 years or more, suffered from disuse, neglect and rapid decline in condition ' much as a result of vandalism. Having acquired the core of the historic estate from Lord Hastings in 2009, the National Trust is engaging in a long term plan for consolidation and restoration. The mausoleum lies on the southern edge of an extended belt of woodland called the Sea Walk, once a significant part of a circular route through the Delavals' designed landscape. (5)
Additional reference (6a)
Mausoleum, 500m east of Seaton Delaval Hall. Grade II* Listed Building. 1766. The mausoleum appears not to have been used. (2)
Designed in the pattern of the Temple at Castle Howard in Yorkshire. (3)
The mausoleum has been recorded in a bad state of repair during a 2001 archaeological survey of Seaton Delaval Hall Estate carried out by Archaeological Services Durham University. Some fairly recent damage is evident with a section of the cornice at the north-east corner of the building having fallen, in vandalism to the interior including damage to the timbers, removal of parts of the brick floor, extensive graffiti and illicit excavation. (4)
The Mausoleum at Seaton Delaval Hall has, in the past 60 years or more, suffered from disuse, neglect and rapid decline in condition ' much as a result of vandalism. Having acquired the core of the historic estate from Lord Hastings in 2009, the National Trust is engaging in a long term plan for consolidation and restoration. The mausoleum lies on the southern edge of an extended belt of woodland called the Sea Walk, once a significant part of a circular route through the Delavals' designed landscape. (5)
Additional reference (6a)
N11992
BUILDING SURVEY, The Mausoleum and Ha-Ha Seaton Delaval Hall 1994; RCHME
WALKOVER SURVEY, Seaton Delaval Hall 2011; Archaeological Services Durham University
DESK BASED ASSESSMENT, Seaton Delaval Hall 2011; Archaeological Services Durham University
DESK BASED ASSESSMENT, Mausoleum, Seaton Delaval 2015; The National Trust
CORE SAMPLING, Seaton Delaval Hall Mausoleum 2015; Archaeological Research Services
EVALUATION, Seaton Delaval Hall Mausoleum 2015; Archaeological Research Services
PHOTOGRAPHIC SURVEY, Seaton Delaval Hall Mausoleum ; Mosedale Gillatt Architects
WATCHING BRIEF, The Mausoleum ; Northern Archaeological Associates
ARCHITECTURAL SURVEY, Investigation by RCHME/EH Architectural Survey ; RCHME
WALKOVER SURVEY, Seaton Delaval Hall 2011; Archaeological Services Durham University
DESK BASED ASSESSMENT, Seaton Delaval Hall 2011; Archaeological Services Durham University
DESK BASED ASSESSMENT, Mausoleum, Seaton Delaval 2015; The National Trust
CORE SAMPLING, Seaton Delaval Hall Mausoleum 2015; Archaeological Research Services
EVALUATION, Seaton Delaval Hall Mausoleum 2015; Archaeological Research Services
PHOTOGRAPHIC SURVEY, Seaton Delaval Hall Mausoleum ; Mosedale Gillatt Architects
WATCHING BRIEF, The Mausoleum ; Northern Archaeological Associates
ARCHITECTURAL SURVEY, Investigation by RCHME/EH Architectural Survey ; RCHME
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