The Roddam Mausoleum & Ilderton Rectory

  • Description

    "Roddam Mausoleum is the burial vault of the Roddam family, situated about 30 yards east of the Church of St. Michael. It was built in 1795 and is Grade II Listed http://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?resourceID=5&uid=1042356 The Roddam family seat was formerly [[1844306]] The facing marble plaque on the end wall of the mausoleum is a memorial for Annie, the wife of Admiral Robert Roddam, who died in 1792. Admiral Roddam fought in the French and American wars, attaining the rank of senior admiral of the red. He died in Newcastle on the 31st March 1808, at the age of 89." Photo by Andrew Curtis, 2012.
  • Owner

    Andrew Curtis
  • Source

    Geograph (Geograph)
  • License

    What does this mean? Creative Commons License
  • Further information

    Link: http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/3237223
    Resource type: Image
    Added by: Simon Cotterill
    Last modified: 7 years ago
    Viewed: 769 times
    Picture Taken: 2012-11-23
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