Packe family mausoleum
History
Located in Branksome Chine, the mausoleum was built for the landowner and member of parliament Charles Packe and his wife, who died in 1867 and 1870 respectively.{{Cite web |title=Branksome Park {{!}} Chineland |url=https://chineland.com/?page_id=39 |access-date=2023-11-25 |website=chineland.com}}
The chapel was built in the Romanesque style and restored by Poole Borough Council in 1993.{{Cite web |title=MMT - Gazetteer Mausoleum Details |url=https://mmtrust.org.uk/view.php?name=53 |access-date=2023-11-25 |website=mmtrust.org.uk}} The building and the railings which enclose it were Grade II listed in 1981.{{Cite web |title=PACKE FAMILY MAUSOLEUM AND ATTACHED RAILINGS TO REAR OF NUMBER 23 |url=https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1266579 |website=Historic England}}
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Category:Mausoleums in England
Category:Buildings and structures completed in 1869
Category:Grade II listed monuments and memorials
Category:Romanesque Revival architecture in England
Category:Monuments and memorials in Dorset
Category:Grade II listed buildings in Dorset
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