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Title
Nelson Monument
Date
1807
Medium
dressed sandstone
Measurements
H 1100 x W (?) x D (?) cm;
Plinth: H 330 x W 275 x D (?) cm
Accession number
NE65_SD_S001
Acquisition method
commissioned by Alexander Davison
Work type
Obelisk
Work status
extant
Listing status
Grade II (England and Wales)
Unveiling date
1807
Listing date
31/12/69
Access
at all times
Inscription description
incised in Roman letters on east face of base: VICTORY, 21st OCTOBER, 1805; incised in Roman letters on inset panel on east face on shaft: "ENGLAND EXPECTS EVERY MAN TO DO HIS DUTY"; incised in Roman letters on inset panel on dado: NOT TO COMMEMORATE THE PUBLIC VIRTUES / AND HEROIC ACHIEVEMENTS OF / NELSON, / WHICH IS THE DUTY OF ENGLAND; / BUT TO THE MEMORY OF A PRIVATE FRIENDSHIP, / THIS ERECTION IS DEDICATED BY / ALEXANDER DAVISON / SWARLAND HALL