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23 Jun 99

PACKE FAMILY MAUSOLEUM OPEN TO PUBLIC - WEDNESDAY 30TH JUNE 1999

There will be a rare weekend chance to visit the Packe Family Mausoleum, on Saturday morning, the 27 June 1998.

The Mausoleum was built in 1867 and is the last remaining evidence that the Packe family owned most of what is now Branksome Park in the mid 19th century.

This small, stone, chapel-like building was hidden behind trees and dense vegetation until a few years ago, when, in 1993, the Borough of Poole took over the building and restored it to its current condition.

The Packe Mausoleum stands at the top of the road to Branksome Dene Chine car park, just to the rear of 25 Pinewood Road. There is no need to book, simply turn up at either 11am, 11.45am or 2pm.

john biggs - tel. 01202 633331