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Thomas Hope (1769–1831) is recognised internationally as one of great figures in 19 century taste. His country house, The Deepdene near Dorking in Surrey, was demolished in 1969, but one singular building remains: the Mausoleum he built to house the body of his young son Charles who died in 1817. This massive archaic Greek structure lies in a picturesque dell within the grounds of The Deepdene, but was neglected and then part-buried in the 1960s. It now awaits rescue.

As Hope’s only extant building, the Hope Mausoleum deserves respect as the place of his burial, as well as being an extraordinary instance of the Neoclassical way of death. We are currently applying to various government bodies and charitable trusts to secure funding, and it helps enormously to point to public support for the campaign in the form of donations via this webpage. Please make a donation today.

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The Mausolea & Monuments Trust

The Mausolea & Monuments Trust

Charity Registration No. 1106634

The MMT is a charitable trust for the protection and preservation of mausolea and funerary monuments in the UK. Since it was founded in 1997 the MMT has taken six mausolea into its own guardianship, compiled a gazetteer of all known mausolea in England, and run regular lectures and events.

Donations 27

 

Donation by Geoff Brandwood on 24/04/13

£25.00

+ £6.25 Gift Aid

 

A great project to make Deepdene estate reconnected; & the fascinating history of Thomas Hope to be highlighted.

Donation by Paul Street on 12/03/13

£150.00

+ £37.50 Gift Aid

 

Interesting and excellent tour at the Heritage w/e

Donation by Anonymous on 26/10/12

£10.00

 

Fascinating! Thanks to Alex and Steve for a really special evening tour on 17/09/12. Here's to keeping history alive!

Donation by Anonymous on 18/09/12

£500.00

+ £125.00 Gift Aid

 

eyeopening tour; thanks, Alex

Donation by Andrew Sutton on 08/09/12

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

 

Donation from the Westcott Local History Group

Donation by Anonymous on 06/09/12

£30.00

 

Donation by Philip Hewat-Jaboor on 02/11/11

£250.00

 

Donation by Dorking Local History Group on 15/10/11

£45.00

 

Donation by Anonymous on 23/09/11

£2.00

+ £0.50 Gift Aid

 

Good luck with it all!

Donation by Jamie Goodman on 22/09/11

£15.00

+ £3.75 Gift Aid

 

Donation by Gerald Gardiner on 10/09/11

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

 

Excellent presentation given by Sarah Couch on Deepdene Garden as part of the heritage open days. Please accept this donation as a result. Good luck.

Donation by Howard Orme on 10/09/11

£25.00

+ £6.25 Gift Aid

 

Donation from the Westcott Local History Group

Donation by Anonymous on 16/06/11

£100.00

 

Best wishes from Alex and Pippa Bagnall

Donation by Alexander Bagnall on 16/06/11

£100.00

+ £25.00 Gift Aid

 

Donation by Marcus Decies on 24/05/11

£100.00

 

Took the Georgian Group there yesterday - a very deserving cause.

Donation by Robert Bargery on 16/04/11

£50.00

+ £12.50 Gift Aid

 

22/2/11

Donation by Andrew Harvey on 23/02/11

£10.00

 

Something to help the cause along

Donation by Philip Loy on 14/02/11

£10.00

+ £2.82 Gift Aid

 

Donation by Roger Bowdler on 03/12/10

£100.00

+ £28.21 Gift Aid

 

Donation by Kenneth Parham on 06/09/10

£100.00

+ £28.21 Gift Aid

 

Donation by Robert Wall on 20/07/10

£10.00

+ £2.82 Gift Aid

 

Donation by J St Brioc Hooper on 21/06/10

£100.00

+ £28.21 Gift Aid

 

Donation by Edmund Bird on 17/05/10

£25.00

+ £7.05 Gift Aid

 

Anything for Thomas Hope!

Donation by Curt DiCamillo on 16/05/10

£50.00

 

Donation by Rachel Bower on 30/04/10

£50.00

+ £14.10 Gift Aid

Donation summary

  • * Online donations$3,184.75
  • Offline donations$104,001.66
  • Text donations$0.00
  • Total raised$107,186.41
  • Gift Aid$599.24

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