Raikes Mausoleum, Welton
| Robert Raikes | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1765 |
| Died | 1837 |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Banker |
Robert Raikes Esq. (1765 – 1837), was an English banker, originally from London, that later established a bank in Kingston upon Hull. After 1805 he lived at Welton House in Welton, East Riding of Yorkshire, where in 1818 he had built a family mausoleum in park land to the north. He was the son of William Raikes, who had built a mausoleum in the Churchyard of St Mary, Woodford, London.
Robert Raikes was the second son of merchant William Raikes (1737-1800) and banker's daughter Martha Pelly (d. 1797).
In 1789 he married Anne Williamson daughter of William Wilkinson of Welton House. They lived in Essex until 1805 after which moving to Welton House, Welton, East Riding of Yorkshire. In Yorkshire William established a bank in Kingston upon Hull.
Robert Raikes built a beautiful Georgian mausoleum, Raikes Mausoleum for himself and his family in 1818; his father had also constructed a mausoleum in London.
He and Anne Williamson had two sons Thomas (b.1790) and Robert (b. 1801), and two daughters Martha (d.1797) and Anne-Louisa. His grandson through his son Thomas established a Tractarian church at Treberfydd.
He died in 1837.
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The mausoleum was built in 1818 for Robert Raikes, at the north end of Welton Dale, approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) from Welton village and Welton House. The building is circular with a shallow domed roof on top of a frieze decorated with triglyphs, and stands on a circular plinth that originally was railed. The inscription:
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