March
02
/ 2021
Prominently sitting atop a hill in West Wycombe, United Kingdom, is an unusually shaped building called the Dashwood Mausoleum. This open-top, hexagonal structure houses the remains of the Dashwood family members, a prominent family related to Sir Francis Dashwood, who was the 11th Baron le Despencer. Not only was Sir Francis Dashwood a Baron, but he also was a politician, Chancellor of Exchequer between 1762 and 1763, and most famously, the founder of the infamous Hellfire Club. The edifice was conceived by architect Nicholas Revett and built by John Bastard in 1765. It is said that Francis was incredibly impressed with the classic buildings he saw on his Grand Tour of Italy. Hence, the mausoleum was inspired by the Arch
