Memorial: M4322

Obelisk at Swarland Hall, Northumberland commemorating Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson d. 1805

Location

Swarland Hall, Swarland, Northumberland, England

Transcript

[Inscribed panel on east side of base] 'NOT TO COMMEMORATE THE PUBLIC VIRTUES AND HEROIC ACHIEVEMENTS OF NELSON WHICH IS THE DUTY OF ENGLAND BUT TO THE MEMORY OF PRIVATE FRIENDSHIP THIS ERECTION IS DEDICATED BY ALEXANDER DAVISON SWARLAND HALL' [On cornice above] 'VICTORY 21ST OCTOBER 1805' [shaft] 'ENGLAND EXPECTS EVERY MAN TO DO HIS DUTY','O.S.B.M.' [on base]

Details

Type: Obelisk
Materials: Stone
Date Erected: 1807
Artists: Thomas Robson

Event

Battle of Trafalgar 1805

People

Nelson, Horatio
Age: 47
Date of Death: 21/10/1805
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Vice Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Erected 1807 by Alexander Davison on his estate.
Bibliography: Colin White (editor) 'The Nelson Companion' (Portsmouth,1995) p. 140.

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