UK North East Penshaw Monument
Penshaw Monument
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Details
| Location | Sunderland. (Penshaw Hill) |
| Type | Property |
| Managing Body | Penshaw Monument Preservation Society |
Greek style monument built in 1844 in honour of John George Lambton, the first Earl of Durham who was known locally as "Radical Jack" Lambton.
The Penshaw monument was erected in 1844, paid for by public subscription and designed by John and Benjamin Green it is modelled on the Theseum at Athens. It is dedicated to John George Lambton, born 1792, first Earl of Durham, Grand Master of the Order of Freemasons, Member of Parliament, one time Lord Privy Seal, landowner and coal owner.and the first Governor of Canada, otherwise known as Radical Jack..
Thomas Pratt was a Sunderland builder who actually built Penshaw Monument, in 1844. The Monument was built not a parthenon on solid rock, but on a scrub covered hillock as a result it looks better from afar. A way marked circular walk of about three and a half miles links Penshaw Monument to both natural and industrial archaeological features above the near by River Wear. Penshaw hill on which the Monument was built is where the legendary Lambton Worm was supposed to have wound itself round ten times.
The Penshaw monument was erected in 1844, paid for by public subscription and designed by John and Benjamin Green it is modelled on the Theseum at Athens. It is dedicated to John George Lambton, born 1792, first Earl of Durham, Grand Master of the Order of Freemasons, Member of Parliament, one time Lord Privy Seal, landowner and coal owner.and the first Governor of Canada, otherwise known as Radical Jack..
Thomas Pratt was a Sunderland builder who actually built Penshaw Monument, in 1844. The Monument was built not a parthenon on solid rock, but on a scrub covered hillock as a result it looks better from afar. A way marked circular walk of about three and a half miles links Penshaw Monument to both natural and industrial archaeological features above the near by River Wear. Penshaw hill on which the Monument was built is where the legendary Lambton Worm was supposed to have wound itself round ten times.
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