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Walton Monument, Alston
The Walton Monument in Alston is a 5 metre high granite column, built in honour of mining engineer and proprietor, Jacob Walton (1809 -1863), who played an important role in the development of lead mining in the region. The monument, which stands outside Alston Town Hall, was originally erected in 1864. However, it was taken down in 1960 to allow the widening of the junction of Front Street and Townfoot. With the support of the National Lottery Heritage Fund, the monument was re-erected in 2004, just a few metres from where it had previously stood for almost 100 years. A re-inauguration ceremony was held on the 6th of July 2004, with the attendees including 4 generations of the Walton family and the Stanhope Silver Band.[1]
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A memorial in memory of Jacob Walton of Green Ends
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Story No 31: Inauguration Of The Jacob Walton Memorial, 2004
- "The Jacob Walton Memorial was well and truly re-inaugurated on Tuesday 6th July 2004. The event was a great success with fine weather as a bonus; it was covered by …
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Simon Cotterill
from Geograph (geograph)
A memorial in memory of Jacob Walton of Green Ends
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
from https://alstonmoorhistoricals…
Story No 31: Inauguration Of The Jacob Walton Memorial, 2004
- "The Jacob Walton Memorial was well and truly re-inaugurated on Tuesday 6th July 2004. The event was a great success with fine weather as a bonus; it was covered by …
Added by
Simon Cotterill
