Davison's Obelisk


http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/4948496

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Nelson Memorial, Old Swarland


Swarland


Alexander Davison (1750-1829)


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    "The Nelson Memorial, Swarland is a white freestone obelisk erected in 1807, two years after Nelson's death, by his friend and sometime agent, Alexander Davison, who owned an estate centred on the now demolished Swarland Hall. It is a Grade II listed monument." Photo by Russel Wills, 2016, and licensed for reuse under a Creative Commons Licence.

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    What does this mean? Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic (CC BY-SA 2.0)

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    Link: http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/4948496
    Resource type: Text/Website
    Added by: Simon Cotterill
    Last modified: 8 years, 5 months ago
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