The restored Cleland Mausoleum,... © Albert Bridge cc-by-sa/2.0

J4173 : The restored Cleland Mausoleum, Dundonald (May 2014)

taken 10 years ago, near to Dundonald, Co Down, Northern Ireland

The restored Cleland Mausoleum, Dundonald (May 2014)

The mausoleum had become a bit neglected J4173 : The Cleland Mausoleum, Dundonald but was restored earlier this year. Listed and fully described in this link Link

(Archive Link

) from which this is a selective quotation “The mausoleum commemorates the death of Samuel Cleland in 1842 and is situated within the churchyard of St Elizabeth’s in Dundonald . . . Samuel Cleland was killed by falling masonry while demolishing ˜with his own hands” the house formerly occupied by his head groom . . . This incident is not referred to, however, in a contemporary newspaper account, where the death is attributed to Cleland giving directions to some workmen about the removal of an old building . . . . Samuel’s 25-year-old widow, who expended the vast sum of £2000 on the mausoleum, is said to have built it high so it could be seen from her house at Stormont”.

St Elizabeth's church and graveyard, Dundonald

Photographs of the churches and some of the graves and headstones at St Elizabeth’s Church of Ireland, Church Green, Dundonald, Co Down.

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Grid Square: J4173, 134 images (more nearby )
Photographer: Albert Bridge (find more nearby)
Date Taken: Wednesday, 21 May, 2014 (more nearby)
Submitted: Thursday, 22 May, 2014
Geographical Context: Religious sites Burial ground, Crematorium
Place (from Tags): Dundonald (Co Down)
Primary Subject of Photo: Grave
Subject Location: Irish: J 418 739 [100m precision]
WGS84: 54:35.6224N 5:48.3881W
Camera Location: Irish: J 418 739
View Direction: WEST (about 270 degrees)