St Mary Magdalen Roman Catholic Church, Mortlake, 61 North Worple Way, London SW14 8PR

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Mary_Magdalen_Roman_Catholic_Church,_Mortlake

"St Mary Magdalen Roman Catholic Church, Mortlake, is a Roman Catholic church in North Worple Way, Mortlake, in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. The church is dedicated to Jesus' companion Mary Magdalene. It is located just south of Mortlake High Street and the Anglican St Mary the Virgin Church. St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary School is just north of the churchyard.

The church building, in Gothic Revival style, was designed by Gilbert Blount, architect to the first Archbishop of Westminster, Nicholas Wiseman, and dates from 1852.[1][2][3]

The cemetery includes a Grade II* listed[27] tent-shaped mausoleum of Carrara marble and Forest of Dean stone,[27] containing the tombs of the Victorian explorer Sir Richard Burton (1821–1890) and his wife, Isabel, Lady Burton (née Arundell; 1831–1896), who designed it;[2] she also erected the memorial stained-glass window to Burton, which is next to the lady chapel in the church.[28]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mausoleum_of_Sir_Richard_and_Lady_Burton

"The Mausoleum of Sir Richard and Lady Burton is a Grade II* listed[1] tent-shaped mausoleum of Carrara marble and Forest of Dean stone in the churchyard of St Mary Magdalen Roman Catholic Church Mortlake in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames.[1] It contains the tombs of the Victorian explorer Sir Richard Burton (1821–90), who took part in the search for the source of the River Nile and translated The Arabian Nights, and his wife Isabel, Lady Burton (1831–96), who designed it.[2] The coffins of Sir Richard and Lady Burton can be seen through a glass panel[1] at the rear of the tent, which can be accessed via a short fixed ladder. The inscription includes a commemorative sonnet by Justin Huntly McCarthy (1859–1936), who lived in Putney.[3]

The mausoleum was completed in time for Sir Richard's funeral at the church on 15 June 1891.[4] It was restored in 1975[4] and, with the support of the Friends of Burton and the Environment Trust for Richmond upon Thames, in 2012–13.[5] It is now maintained by Habitats & Heritage.

Next to the lady chapel in the church there is a memorial stained-glass window to Burton, erected by his widow.[6]"

Burtons' mausoleum is carved from sandstone in the shape of the tent that the couple used for expeditions into the Syrian desert.[7] The building is decorated with symbols of both Islam and Christianity, reflecting the Catholicism of Isabel Burton and Burton's fascination with Middle Eastern philosophy and religion."

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St Mary Magdalen Roman Catholic Church, Mortlake

61 North Worple Way

London

SW14 8PR

mortlake@rcaos.org.uk

Phone

020 8876 1326

Website

https://www.stmarymags.org.uk//

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Mary_Magdalen_Roman_Catholic_Church,_Mortlake

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Please note the Church and Office are closed on Tuesdays. "​The Parish Office is open from 10.30am to 3.30pm from Wednesday to Friday. 

Please note, the Parish Administrator works only part-time, so please be aware that voicemails and emails will be answered as soon as possible.

Please note: the Office is closed on Mondays and Tuesdays.

https://www.stmarymags.org.uk/tomb-of-sir-richard-burton The Cemetery is open daily from 9am to 3pm, 365 days a year except for emergencies when the cemetery may have to be closed at short notice."

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