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The rather strange Combe Mausoleum

Mausoleum of James Combe and wife. 1852 by A. MacDonald of Aberdeen. Pink Peterhead and grey mausoleum on two-stage base, Cell with framed door and lozenge containing IHS emblem on east side; angle-set corner buttresses with acroterion finials, cross-surmounted eared sarcophagus on top. An early and flamboyant example of machine-polished Scottish granite, prominently sited, erected in memory of Combe's wife. See The Builder 2 September 1854, 460.

 

 

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Uploaded on March 10, 2016
Taken on March 5, 2016