De Grey Mausoleum, Bedfordshire

The de Grey Mausoleum, founded by Henry Grey the 6th Earl of Kent in 1605, is one of the largest sepulchral chapels in the country. The earl was buried here, in accordance with his instructions, in 1614.

The Mausoleum contains over twenty monuments to the de Grey family who lived in nearby Wrest Park. For 250 years, the mausoleum was used as the burial place for the familyand their monuments clearly show changing attitudes towards death and bereavement from the 17th century to the Victorian period as well as changing styles of funerary architecture.

The cruciform Mausoleum has its nave set against the north side of the chancel of the adjacent church of St John the Baptist and its south transept overlaps the east end. The oldest part of Mausoleum was built circa 1614, the eastern parts were added in 1705. The architect Edward Shepherd worked on the building during 1739–40.

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Saturday and Sunday
10am to 6pm

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