About Walker Mausoleum
This Grade II listed building dates back to the 1760s when it was built as the burial site for the families of Samuel and Aaron Walker.
The Walker family founded The Walker Iron Works, which then became one of the largest companies in the North of England. The Walker companies made a variety of iron and steel products, including household items and canons. Samuel Walker’s son is Joshua Walker, who in 1783 had Clifton House built as a very public declaration of his family’s wealth and power.
As well as being successful businessmen, Samuel and his brothers were prominent converts to Methodism. In 1764, they built the Masbrough Independent Chapel for both their own and their employees’ worship. Alongside the Chapel, they built the Mausoleum, to commemorate members of the Walker family buried in the Chapel cemetery.
