Column on Breidden Hill, Powys commemorating Admiral George Brydges Rodney d. 1792
Location
Breidden Hill, Powys, Wales
Transcript
[Plaque on south side] 'ERECTED IN HONOUR OF / GEORGE BRYDGES RODNEY / ADMIRAL OF THE WHITE / BY SUBSCRIPTION OF THE GENTLEMEN / OF MONTGOMERYSHIRE 1781 / REPAIRED 1847 / RENEWED 1896 / BY SUBSCRIPTION OF GENTLEMEN / OF THE COUNTIES OF MONTGOMERY / AND SALOP'
Details
Description: Doric column topped with a drum and finial. This replaced the original gilded ball after a lightning strike in 1847 .
Type: Column
Materials: Rubble stone except dressed capital and cornice of plinth
Type: Column
Materials: Rubble stone except dressed capital and cornice of plinth
People
Rodney, George Brydges
Age: 74
Date of Death: 24/5/1792
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral of the White
Organisation: Royal Navy
Age: 74
Date of Death: 24/5/1792
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral of the White
Organisation: Royal Navy
Extra
Notes: Repaired again in 1983-84 by Powys Council supported by the Secretary of State for Wales, Shropshire County Council, Montgomery District Council, Oswestry Borough Council and the Criggion Estate
Recorder: A.J. Richardson 1982
Recorder: A.J. Richardson 1982