Ffrench Mausoleum

Freestanding mausoleum built on a square ground plan, taking the form of a medieval tower house.  Snecked Wicklow granite walls having crenelated parapet and battered base plinth.  Recessed panel to principal elevation containing armorial shield.  Paired ogee-headed windows to north and south having stained glass.  Tripartite tracery window to east having stained glass by Mayer of Munich.  Pointed-arched entrance door to west elevation having timber door with decorative strapwork hinges. 

Recumbent effigy of Robert Percy Ffrench to interior with stone staircase descending to vault beneath.

Architect

Francis Persse

Style

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Listing

Protected Structure (Republic of Ireland)

Year built

1897

History

Built by Kathleen de Kindiard of Monieva Castle to house the remains of her father, Robert Percy Ffrench

Condition

Good

Sources

National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. 2008. Ffrench Mausoleum. [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=GA®no=30407110. [Accessed 11 November 2017].

Youtube. 2017. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZfAUdFwoNxU. [ONLINE] Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZfAUdFwoNxU. [Accessed 11 November 2017].

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