The Hervey Cenotaph in Downhill Demesne, County Derry, Northern Ireland
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George Munday / Alamy Stock PhotoImage ID:
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5366 x 3900 px | 45.4 x 33 cm | 17.9 x 13 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
21 September 2015Location:
Downhill, County Derry, Northern IrelandMore information:
Amidst the follies that surround the ruined late 18th century mansion in Downhill Demesne, County Derry, Northern Ireland, is the Hervey Cenotaph (circa 1780). It was erected in memory of George, the elder brother of Frederick Augustus Hervey, 4th Earl of Bristol and Lord Bishop of Derry, who created the estate and was indebted in various ways for his fortune to George, 2nd Earl of Bristol and Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. The memorial, also designed by Michael Shanahan was based on the Tomb of the Julii built by the Romans near Arles in France. It was crowned with a domed tempietto, containing a fine statue of the Earl Bishop's brother, in Roman dress. Sadly, neither the tempietto nor the statue could withstand the storms of 1839, when it collapsed leaving fragments still around the base of the now stunted monument.