Memorial details

Memorial type
Tower
District
South Lakeland
Town
Finsthwaite
County
Cumbria
Country
England
Commemoration
18th Century Wars (1700-1799)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
66464

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Current location

Woodland near Finsthwaite
Finsthwaite
South Lakeland
Cumbria
LA12 8AW
England

OS Grid Ref: SD 369 868
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
A two-storey folly tower with a stone tablet.
Inscription
ERECTED/ TO HONOUR THE/ OFFICERS, SEAMAN AND MARINES/ OF THE/ ROYAL NAVY/ WHOSE MATCHLESS CONDUCT AND/ IRRESTIBLE VALOUR DECISIVELY DEFEATED/ THE FLEETS OF FRANCE, SPAIN AND HOLLAND/ AND PRESERVED AND PROTECTED/ LIBERTY & COMMERCE/ 1799.
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • 18th Century Wars (1700-1799)
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Tower
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
  • PENNINGTON LODGE TOWER
  • Grade II
  • This memorial is protected, and listed on the National Heritage List for England maintained by Historic England. View list entry
  • More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
  • Historic England
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Private
Details: James King (1755-1821), the landowner.
Reference
  • The Outlying Fells of Lakeland, A Wainwright (1974), pp. 74-79.

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