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Memorial: M3466

Tower at Portesham, Dorset, commemorating Vice-Admiral Thomas Hardy d. 1839

Location

Portesham, Dorset, England

Details

Description: Octagonal tower
Type: Tower
Date Erected: 1844
Artists: Arthur Henry Dyke Troyte

Event Category

1803-1815 Napoleonic War

People

Hardy, Thomas Masterman
Age: 70
Date of Death: 20/9/1839
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Vice Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Erected by public subscription in 1844.
Bibliography: 'The Builder' vol ii (1844) p. 553; 'An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset' vol. ii, part 2 (London, 1970) p. 242.

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