Mausoleum of Sir Richard and Lady Burton

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| address = 61 North Worple Way, Mortlake, London SW14 8PR

| location_town = Mortlake, London Borough of Richmond upon Thames

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| designation1 = Grade II*

| designation1_offname = Mausoleum of Sir Richard and Lady Burton, Churchyard of St Mary Magdalen

| designation1_date = 30 October 1973

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The Mausoleum of Sir Richard and Lady Burton is a Grade II* listed{{NHLE | num=1065392 | desc=Mausoleum of Sir Richard and Lady Burton, Churchyard of St Mary Magdalen | accessdate=26 May 2015}} tent-shaped mausoleum of Carrara marble and Forest of Dean stone in the churchyard of St Mary Magdalen Roman Catholic Church Mortlake in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. It contains the tombs of the Victorian explorer Sir Richard Burton (1821–90), who took part in the search for the source of the River Nile and translated The Arabian Nights, and his wife Isabel, Lady Burton (1831–96), who designed it.{{cite book | title=The Buildings of England – London 2: South | publisher=Penguin Books | author=Bridget Cherry and Nikolaus Pevsner | year=1983 | location=London | page=513 | isbn=0-14-0710-47-7}} The coffins of Sir Richard and Lady Burton can be seen through a glass panel at the rear of the tent, which can be accessed via a short fixed ladder. The inscription includes a commemorative sonnet by Justin Huntly McCarthy (1859–1936), who lived in Putney."Deaths." The Times [London, England] 23 March 1936: 1. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 31 May 2015.

The mausoleum was completed in time for Sir Richard's funeral at the church on 15 June 1891. It was restored in 1975{{cite web | url=http://richmond.gov.uk/after_sir_richard_burtons_death | title=After Sir Richard Burton's death | publisher=London Borough of Richmond upon Thames | work=Local study notes | date=3 August 2009 | accessdate=24 February 2015}} and, with the support of the Friends of Burton and the Environment Trust for Richmond upon Thames, in 2012–13.{{cite news | url= http://www.richmondandtwickenhamtimes.co.uk/news/10757803.Victorian_explorer_s_mausoleum_restoration_celebrated/ | author= Amy Dyduch|title=Victorian explorer's Mortlake mausoleum restoration celebrated | work=Richmond and Twickenham Times | date=24 October 2013 | accessdate=27 October 2013}} It is now maintained by Habitats & Heritage.

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Next to the lady chapel in the church there is a memorial stained-glass window to Burton, erected by his widow.{{cite web | url=http://www.stmarymags.org.uk/about/tomb-of-sir-richard-burton/ | title=About the Church: The Tomb of Sir Richard Burton | publisher=St Mary Magdalen Roman Catholic Church Mortlake | accessdate=24 February 2015}}