Memorial: M4550

Memorial at Tynemouth commemorating Admiral Cuthbert Collingwood d. 1810

Location

Galley Hill, Tynemouth, Tyne and Wear, England

Transcript

'THIS MONUMENT / was erected by Public Subscription to the memory of / ADMIRAL LORD COLLINGWOOD, / who in the 'Royal Sovereign' on the 21st of October, 1805, led the British Fleet / into action at Trafalgar and sustained the Sea Fight for upwards of an hour / before the other ships were within gunshot, which caused Nelson to exclaim: / "See how that noble fellow Collingwood takes his ship into action." / He was born at Newcastle-upon-Tyne 1748 and died in the Service / of his country, on board the 'VILLE DE PARIS', on 7th March, 1810, / AND WAS BURIED AT ST PAUL'S CATHEDRAL / THE FOUR GUNS UPON THIS MONUMENT BELONGED TO HIS SHIP THE / 'ROYAL SOVEREIGN'

Details

Description: Statue of Collingwood, bareheaded, draped in clock supported by a bollard, on a high plinth, with a wide base with steps on which are four guns.
Type: Statue
Materials: Portland stone
Date Erected: 1845
Artists: John Graham Lough; John Dobson
Vessel: Royal Sovereign

Event

Battle of Trafalgar

Event Date

1805

Event Category

1803-1815 Napoleonic War

People

Collingwood, Cuthbert
Age: 61
Date of Death: 7/3/1810
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Round pedestal 4- 3pdr guns ex 'Royal Sovereign'.
Bibliography: Geoffrey Murray 'The Life of Admiral Collingwood' (London 1936); J.D. Bennett 'Discovering Statues: Central and Northern England' (Tring, 1968).
Recorder: B. Tomlinson
Photographer: B. Tomlinson

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