2010
SU8294 : Dashwood Mausoleum, West Wycombe
taken 14 years ago, near to West Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England
Dashwood Mausoleum, West Wycombe
The Dashwood Mausoleum was built in 1765. It is sited at the summit of West Wycombe Hill in Buckinghamshire (which is also the site of an Iron Age Hill Fort). The mausoleum is constructed of Portland stone and flint and houses the urns containing the ashes of the Dashwood family. One member of the family was the infamous Sir Francis Dashwood, responsible for excavating the nearby West Wycombe caves for the debauched cavorting of the notorious "Hell Fire Club." a group of fellow aristocrats and men of influence.
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