Tucked in the northeast corner of the graveyard at All Saints’ Church in the village of Turvey is the Higgins Mausoleum. While mid-19th century brick and stone mausoleums are not unusual, this one in northern Bedfordshire, England, is unique for the stark reminder from Psalm 89 written in stone in the balustrade lining the wall: “What man is he that liveth and shall not see death?” In 1786, Charles Higgins purchased land in Turvey. When he died in six years later, he left the Manor of Turvey and Turvey Abbey…
