Thank you for taking to time to visit our Buchanan Sisters Appeal page.
This wonderful Mausoleum within the Glasgow Necropolis is the final resting place of the philanthropic Buchanan Sisters of Bellfield Estate, Kilmarnock. This mausoleum has deteriorated substantially over the last one hundred and fifty years and requires £46,000 to restore it to its former glory.
The dilapidated, neglected but still imposing monument to the memory of Margaret, Jane and Elizabeth Buchanan who were beautiful, unmarried and wealthy but spent their fortune,which is the current equivalent of £4m today, on improving the lives of the sick and poor especially of the name Buchanan. They supported many charities and individuals including a significant bequest for the building of a hospital in Glasgow, now known as the Royal Infirmary.
Read their full story here.
This year, The Friends of Glasgow Necropolis, run solely by volunteers, launch the first phase of the Public Appeal for £10,000 from donations from the general public (those of the name Buchanan are especially appreciated) and charitable organisations for the restoration of the Buchanan Sisters Mausoleum.
This money will enable Roof Repairs and the stone carving and reinstatement of balustrade section missing on the right hand side.
Phase 1
We have now reached our Phase 1 target of £10,000, thanks to the amazing generosity of our supporters, we have commenced Phase 2 to achieve the remainder of the £46,000.
| Total Raised: | £10,000 |
These figures were last updated on 5th November 2011.
Phase 2
We have already a pledge of the sum of £5,000 subject to the condition of raising the full amount for the restoration. This sum can be used as match funding against some Grant Applications which we will be submitting to organisations which support this kind of conservation work .
| Raised so far: | £1,118.05 |
These figures were last updated on 23rd January 2012.
We accept donations from the public via PayPal secure payments. We are grateful for donations of all amounts.
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If you prefer, you can donate by cheque. Please make cheques payable to “The Friends of Glasgow Necropolis’ specifying in a covering note that you wish your donation to go towards The Buchanan Sisters Appeal. Please send cheques to:
The Friends of Glasgow Necropolis,
c/o Cathedral House Hotel,
28-32 Cathedral Square,
Glasgow G4 0XA.
Any individual sums of over £100 will be commemorated in a special Guardian Angel Certificate.
