Rockingham Mausoleum | |
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![]() "an outstandingly fine and noble structure" | |
Type | Cenotaph |
Location | Wentworth |
Coordinates | 53°28′06″N 1°22′43″W / 53.4684°N 1.3785°W |
OS grid reference | SK413970 |
Area | South Yorkshire |
Height | 90 feet (27 m)[1] |
Built | 1783–89 |
Architect | John Carr |
Architectural style(s) | Neo-classical |
Governing body | Fitzwilliam Wentworth Amenity Trust |
Listed Building – Grade I | |
Official name | Rockingham Mausoleum Including Obelisks and Railed Enclosure |
Designated | 29 April 1968 |
Reference no. | 1286386 |
The Rockingham Mausoleum, Wentworth, near Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England is a cenotaph commemorating Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham, who was Prime Minister at the time of his death in 1782.[2] The name by which the memorial is now known is in fact a misnomer, since Charles Watson-Wentworth is buried in York Minster. Eighteenth and nineteenth century sources refer to the edifice simply as "the Monument".