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<< Text Pages >> Solomon's Tomb - Modern Stone Circle etc in England in Merseyside

Submitted by Anonymous (Gareth) on Wednesday, 28 September 2005  Page Views: 11233

Modern SitesSite Name: Solomon's Tomb
Country: England County: Merseyside Type: Modern Stone Circle etc
Nearest Town: Liverpool
Map Ref: SJ391865
Latitude: 53.371835N  Longitude: 2.916792W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
Destroyed Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
no data Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
no data Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
3

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Modern Mausoleum in Merseyside (now destroyed)

The family mausoleum of Dr Solomon who died in 1819.

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Re: Solomon's Tomb by Anonymous on Thursday, 22 July 2010
hello, just wondering what happened to gilead house? i have google mapped the street in kensington where it used to be but couldnt find a wikipedia page for it and little history.... many thanks
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Re: Solomon's Tomb by Andy B on Friday, 09 October 2009
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Thanks, interesting - I'll keep this site in the database for information in case it comes up again.
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Re: Solomon's Tomb by Anonymous on Friday, 09 October 2009
I'm afraid it's now become clear that this was the (rather unusual and short-lived) nineteenth century tomb of the family of a Liverpool doctor called Solomon

Here is an extract from Picton :

Dr. Solomon was for many years one of the institutions of Liverpool. Long before Holloway's Pills were heard of, or Morrison had established his "British College of Health", Solomon's "Balm of Gilead" had penetrated to the utmost bounds of the habitable globe. The Doctor was a gentleman of the Hebrew nation, who commenced his medical career in a very modest way in Marybone, Tithebarn Street, some time before 1796. The precise period when the Balm of Gilead first diffused its soothing influences over the ills of humanity, I cannot accurately determine, but by the end of the century it had become very popular. From Marybone, Dr. Solomon removed to Brownlow Street about 1800.

In 1804, wealth and reputation increasing, he built himself a noble mansion at Kensington, and called it "Gilead House", where he resided until his decease. Gilead House, or Dr. Solomon's, as it was familiarly called, was for many years the first house in approaching Liverpool from the eastward, and attracted great attention from the beauty of the grounds, and the trim style in which they were kept.

The Doctor died about 1819, and was interred in a mausoleum he had erected for himself on an estate belonging to him in Garston. Many years after his decease the estate was sold by his representatives, his remains removed to one of the cemeteries, and the mausoleum pulled down.


Picton - Memorials of Liverpool.

Gareth
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Re: Solomon's Tomb by coggins on Thursday, 20 March 2008
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What a bummer! There are megalithic artefacts in the near vicinity, so it might have been genuinely megalithic. Thanks for the info, anyway. Regards.
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Re: Solomon's Tomb by Anonymous on Monday, 11 February 2008
I should add, comparing the maps, I concluded that the site was now occupied by Rockside Road. Gareth
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Re: Solomon's Tomb by Anonymous on Monday, 11 February 2008
I was the person who originally asked about this on the forum back in 2005.
It's a place name on a mid 19th century Ordnance Survey map, in what at the time was an undeveloped area of Liverpool - since (probably) destroyed and built over. Given its proximity to both the Calderstones and Robin Hood's stone, and the distinctive name, I wondered if it might have been a similar site? But with only the one map appearance to go on that's speculation on my part. No-one on the forum was able to shed any further light on it.

Gareth
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Re: Solomon's Tomb by coggins on Monday, 28 January 2008
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I suspect that this is a spoof. Cross-referencing Microsoft Autoroute (to check Longitude & Latitude) with Google Earth, it would be situated in the back garden of one of the houses in Mentmore Road (suspect No 29 or thereabouts). When I have the time I will ask the occupier/s.
For the moment, I am keeping an open mind...
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    Re: Solomon's Tomb by Anonymous on Monday, 11 February 2008
    Mystery solved.

    Site was at junction of Brynmor Road and Cooper Avenue North, and thanks to contributors to the yoLiverpool forum, it's now clear that this was not a megalithic site, but the short-lived nineteenth century mausoleum of a Dr Solomon:

    link to discussion
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Re: Solomon's Tomb by TimPrevett on Thursday, 31 May 2007
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The reference here places this site on the S side of Mentmore Rd - though I can find no other references to this site. More info appreciated!
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