The Rockingham Mausoleum in Wentworth

The Rockingham Mausoleum in Wentworth, South Yorkshire, is a cenotaph commemorating Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham, who died in 1782. Commissioned in 1783 by William Fitzwilliam, 4th Earl Fitzwilliam, the monument was designed by the architect John Carr of York. While it bears the name of the Marquess, he is actually buried in York Minster; the edifice was simply known as "the Monument" in eighteenth and nineteenth century sources.

Built of ashlar sandstone, the monument stands 90 feet high and features a three-storey design with obelisks at the four corners. It functions as a combination of a cenotaph and a Temple of Friendship, housing a statue of the Marquess in Garter robes. Niches in the walls support casts of busts by Nollekens, Carrachi, John Bacon and William Hickey, representing eight of the Marquess's closest friends, including Edmund Burke and Charles James Fox.

The building was enclosed by a fence of 743 iron railings and was restored by the Fitzwilliam Wentworth Amenity Trust in the 1980s. This restoration was made possible once local coal mining ended, allowing for the safe removal of iron clamps. The monument was opened to the public for the first time in 1991.

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