Robert Raikes 1765-1837
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Robert Raikes Esq. (1765 – 1837), was an English
banker, based in Kingston upon Hull
. He died in Bridlington on 20th August 1837. He was the son of William Raikes, who built a mausoleum in Essex.
He lived at [Welton House, demolished in the 1950's) [East Riding of Yorkshire]]. He married Anne Wiliamson. His grandson, another Robert (Thomas's son) moved from the area in 1848 to Treberfydd
, Breconshire, Wales
and set up a Tractarian church.
Robert (1765-1837) built a beautiful Georgian
mausoleum
for himself and his family in 1818.
It is a fine classical building, cylindrical in form, with crisply cut detail. There are some fifty Georgian mausoleums in England
the majority of which are relatively plain rectangular structures with low-pitched roofs and pediments. The number of those that imitate the more unusual forms of ancient Roman tombs is far smaller.
The Raikes mausoleum
is one such and, for this reason, of particular interest. His son, yet another Robert Raikes, married Eleanor Catherine Puget. His other son, Thomas married Elizabeth Armstrong (from Ireland). She died at the age of 27 years and was interred in the vault beneath the mausoleum. Also buried in the vault in lead shells are...Robert (1765-1837), his wife Anne (nee Williamson); and Eleanor Catherine Raikes (nee Puget)((Roberts first wife)) along with 2 baby sized coffins, (possibly stillbirths as this was very common in the 19th century).
In 1960 the vault under the mausoleum was broken in to, the two baby lead coffins were forced open and that of Elizabeth Raikes (nee Armstrong) ((Thomas's first wife)). Her skull was stolen and found near Hessle foreshore. A police investigation and HM Coroners inquest ensured that her skull was laid back to rest in its rightful place.
Soon after that, the vault deep beneath the mausoleum was permanently sealed with rubble and concrete. The then land owner Sir Basil Parkes kindly helped fund this.
The land on which the mausoleum lies was consecrated by the Church of England in 1822. Alongside the mausoleum is Welton Dale burial ground where residents of the parish had the right of burial. This new burial ground did not prove popular with locals, probably due to its distance from the village. Burials continued in St Helen's churchyard until 1883; when a new burial ground was opened in Common Lane, Welton and is still in use today.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
banker, based in Kingston upon Hull
Kingston upon Hull
Kingston upon Hull , usually referred to as Hull, is a city and unitary authority area in the ceremonial county of the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It stands on the River Hull at its junction with the Humber estuary, 25 miles inland from the North Sea. Hull has a resident population of...
. He died in Bridlington on 20th August 1837. He was the son of William Raikes, who built a mausoleum in Essex.
He lived at [Welton House, demolished in the 1950's) [East Riding of Yorkshire]]. He married Anne Wiliamson. His grandson, another Robert (Thomas's son) moved from the area in 1848 to Treberfydd
Treberfydd
Treberfydd is a Victorian country house built in Gothic Revival style in 1847-50, just south of Llangorse Lake in the Brecon Beacons National Park in Wales.It is surrounded by of landscaped gardens and is open to the public during August....
, Breconshire, Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
and set up a Tractarian church.
Robert (1765-1837) built a beautiful Georgian
Georgian architecture
Georgian architecture is the name given in most English-speaking countries to the set of architectural styles current between 1720 and 1840. It is eponymous for the first four British monarchs of the House of Hanover—George I of Great Britain, George II of Great Britain, George III of the United...
mausoleum
Mausoleum
A mausoleum is an external free-standing building constructed as a monument enclosing the interment space or burial chamber of a deceased person or persons. A monument without the interment is a cenotaph. A mausoleum may be considered a type of tomb or the tomb may be considered to be within the...
for himself and his family in 1818.
It is a fine classical building, cylindrical in form, with crisply cut detail. There are some fifty Georgian mausoleums in England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
the majority of which are relatively plain rectangular structures with low-pitched roofs and pediments. The number of those that imitate the more unusual forms of ancient Roman tombs is far smaller.
The Raikes mausoleum
Mausoleum
A mausoleum is an external free-standing building constructed as a monument enclosing the interment space or burial chamber of a deceased person or persons. A monument without the interment is a cenotaph. A mausoleum may be considered a type of tomb or the tomb may be considered to be within the...
is one such and, for this reason, of particular interest. His son, yet another Robert Raikes, married Eleanor Catherine Puget. His other son, Thomas married Elizabeth Armstrong (from Ireland). She died at the age of 27 years and was interred in the vault beneath the mausoleum. Also buried in the vault in lead shells are...Robert (1765-1837), his wife Anne (nee Williamson); and Eleanor Catherine Raikes (nee Puget)((Roberts first wife)) along with 2 baby sized coffins, (possibly stillbirths as this was very common in the 19th century).
In 1960 the vault under the mausoleum was broken in to, the two baby lead coffins were forced open and that of Elizabeth Raikes (nee Armstrong) ((Thomas's first wife)). Her skull was stolen and found near Hessle foreshore. A police investigation and HM Coroners inquest ensured that her skull was laid back to rest in its rightful place.
Soon after that, the vault deep beneath the mausoleum was permanently sealed with rubble and concrete. The then land owner Sir Basil Parkes kindly helped fund this.
The land on which the mausoleum lies was consecrated by the Church of England in 1822. Alongside the mausoleum is Welton Dale burial ground where residents of the parish had the right of burial. This new burial ground did not prove popular with locals, probably due to its distance from the village. Burials continued in St Helen's churchyard until 1883; when a new burial ground was opened in Common Lane, Welton and is still in use today.