mausoleum

History - This Victorian mausoleum was built in the 1870s for the Assheton-Smith family, which owned the Vaynol estate and the Dinorwig slate quarry. Thomas Assheton-Smith, who had developed the slate quarries, was buried in 1858 in Hampshire, where the family had another home, but later members...

Introduction Me and @V50jake visited this one on our recent exploring trip to Wales. We have seen it before but wanted to get some better photos and take another look. History & Information The Grade II Listed Mausoleum is situated on the 500-acre Vaynol Estate, this section of the estate is...