Walker Mausoleum

The Walker Mausoleum is located at 53.4313°N 1.3655°W / 53.4313; -1.3655 on College Road, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England. The sandstone mausoleum was built in the 1760s as the burial site for the families of Samuel and Aaron Walker and is now a Grade II listed building.

The mausoleum is located in the cemetery of Masbrough Chapel, which was founded by the Walker family, when they split from the Rotherham Methodist meeting in 1762. The cemetery also holds the graves of other local industrial families including the Oxleys, Beatsons, Clarks, and Habershons.[1]

Friends of Walker Mausoleum

In 2002, local citizens formed the Friends of Walker Mausoleum to help restore the structure, as well as fight for better access. In 2004, the group obtained funding from the Single Regeneration Budget towards restoration.[2] In 2007, the group has also agreed access rights with the current owner.[3]

As of November 2017 it appears that part of the site is up for sale

References
  1. Welcome to walkermausoleum.co.uk
  2. The Walker Mausoleum
  3. Monument Revamp Woe – The Star
  • Friends of Walker Mausoleum
  • Rotherham Unofficial Website
  • Rotherham Web, Walker Family
  • Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1132740)". National Heritage List for England.


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