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Chapter: Chapter 7: Edifices (for Storage, Bees, Ice, Shelters etc)

Sepulchral mausoleums in gardens and parks

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2234. Sepulchral structures have been adopted as parts of garden-scenery from the earliest times. They are most common in the Protestant countries of Europe, and in England are to be found in parks and pleasure-grounds in various characters and styles, from the consecrated flower-pot, as at Nuneham Courtenay, to the superb mausoleum of Trentham, of Castle Howard, or of Cobham Hall.