Rockingham Mausoleum

The sarcophagus beneath the arch
The sarcophagus beneath the arch


The sarcophagus is empty: the body of the Marquis is interred in the Strafforde family vault in York Minster, forty miles away.

Around the top of this section, beginning on the southern side and ending on the west above the door, is written:

THIS MONUMENT WAS ERECTED BY

WILLIAM, EARL FITZWILLIAM, 1788

TO THE MEMORY OF

CHARLES, MARQUIS OF ROCKINGHAM
Next: Statue of Rockingham viewed through the door.

Rockingham Mausoleum

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