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The Higgins Mausoleum
Higgins Family Members Interred in the Mausoleum
Henry Hugh Longuet Longuet-
Albinia Cecil Longuet-
Henry L. Longuet Higgins
Gertrude Mary Longuet-
The Rev Henry Hugh Higgins MA
Anne (wife of above)
Charles Longuet Higgins of Turvey Abbey
Helen Elizabeth (Wife of above)
John Higgins of Turvey Abbey
Theresa (wife of above)
I will add the other names and full details as soon as possible.
"What man is he that liveth and shall not see death?"
Quotation running around the top of the mausoleum.
Just behind Turvey church, in the north-east corner of the churchyard, there stands a most remarkable mausoleum.
This squat red brick construction is the final resting place of many members of the
This squat red brick construction is the final resting place of many members of the
Longuet-Higgins and Higgins families.
It was built in the early 19th Century from Bedfordshire red bricks with stone columns.
There is a stone fireplace in the middle of the west wall and around the top there
It was built in the early 19th Century from Bedfordshire red bricks with stone columns.
There is a stone fireplace in the middle of the west wall and around the top there
are stone letters spelling a biblical quote ‘What man is he / that liveth / and shall not / see death?’
The mausoleum was listed as a Grade 2 building on 27 August 1987. With English Heritage Building ID: 431165
The mausoleum was listed as a Grade 2 building on 27 August 1987. With English Heritage Building ID: 431165