This photo is another of the collection sent in by Simon Sinclair-Lockhart and shows Major General Sir Graeme Sinclair-Lockhart CB who died 1904 and who served during the Indian Mutiny and Persian campaigns. He is the gentleman at the front with the white beard. The lady in the carriage is his wife Lady Emily Udny Sinclair-Lockhart.
It is this couple who were buried in the now sadly derelict Cambusnethan mausoleum, of which I'll post some more pictures this evening. Here's a photo from the personal collection of Simon Sinclair Lockhart who's family used to own Cambusnethan Priory and it shows Major General Sir Graeme Sinclair-Lockhart CB outside the building, he died 1904. Served during Indian Mutiny and Persian campaigns.
It is this couple who were buried in the now sadly derelict Cambusnethan mausoleum, of which I'll post some more pictures this evening. Here's a photo from the personal collection of Simon Sinclair Lockhart who's family used to own Cambusnethan Priory and it shows Major General Sir Graeme Sinclair-Lockhart CB outside the building, he died 1904. Served during Indian Mutiny and Persian campaigns.
Another of the photos from Simon Sinclair Lockhart.
This is the Major General Graeme Sinclair-Lockhart and his wife Emily in the grounds of Cambusnethan Priory, the couple who were buried together in the little mausoleum, of which only the slabs with the carved stone crosses and the yew trees remain. See earlier posts on this page for pictures of the graves and some more of the history. Doesn't it mean so much more when you see the actual people who the mausoleum was intended for?
This is the Major General Graeme Sinclair-Lockhart and his wife Emily in the grounds of Cambusnethan Priory, the couple who were buried together in the little mausoleum, of which only the slabs with the carved stone crosses and the yew trees remain. See earlier posts on this page for pictures of the graves and some more of the history. Doesn't it mean so much more when you see the actual people who the mausoleum was intended for?
Link to more pictures of these sad but beautiful graves thanks to Jim Brown
Here is a link to a lovely set of photos of the Cambusnethan Mausoleum from James Brown. I've posted information about this site before but several of you have asked about it and it's nice to see these pictures again now that we have photographs of the couple who were interred there. It was accidentally destroyed by woodland contractors 30 years ago and since then has been subject to vandalism. I understand from some posts that the bodies were removed from here and reburied elsewhere - can anyone confirm this?
There was an obituary notice in the Wishaw Press, stating that "Lady Emily Udny Sinclair Lockhart had died on the 18/6/1904, and her remains were interred beside those of her husband's, in the little mausoleum within the castle grounds, which Sir Graeme caused to be constructed a short time before his death." It went on to say that "The oaken coffin was carried on the shoulders of the estate employees....through the grounds and up the hill to the "Monks' Mound" where the mausoleum is romantically situated".
Today I also received the following information from James Allan which explains the reason behind the construction of the mausoleum: "General Lockart was married to a french woman called Emily Udny Brebner. She could not be buried in the family crypt in Lanark as she was a commoner. General Lockart built a small mausoleum down the bluebell woods where they were buried side by side. His tombstone was a beautiful marble cross with an ornate sword and scabbard, hers was a glass cover with forget me nots inside which is a sign of immortality"
In the photos from 2012 you can still see the carved forget-me-nots on the cross - I hope they are still there. It's a lovely story and it's a real shame to see that the graves were not respected.
Thanks to Jill Williams who notified the council about the state of the graves and managed to get some work done in clearing the piles of bricks there and Janice Finlayson who has tried to tidy up the graves regularly. At least the yew trees, an emblem of immortality, remain.
Together I hope we can undo the destruction of the last 30 years on the Cambusnethan estate!
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Picture of brick, thanks to Janice Finlayson.
Brick from the Mausoleum made by Wm HUDSPITH & CO WISHAW – Wishaw Pottery and Brickworks, Wishaw
Brick from the Mausoleum made by Wm HUDSPITH & CO WISHAW – Wishaw Pottery and Brickworks, Wishaw
