Memorial

Field Marshal the Duke Of Wellington And Lieutenant Colonel W Thornhill

Source: Copyright John Wells

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Current Location

Within a walled enclosure on private farmland west of Birchover Rd., The Andle Stone, Birchover Rd, Birchover, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, DE4 2BN, England

OS Grid Reference

SK 240 629

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Other memorial
WMR Reference Number: 64954
Description: An inscription on a natural rock formation. The Andle Stone is a gritstone outcrop and one of several exposed boulder stones scattered across central Derbyshire. The inscription is neatly incised on a west-facing concave face of the stone in upright capital block lettering.
Inscription: FIELD-MARSHALL/ DUKE OF WELLINGTON/ DIED 14 SEPT 1852,/ AGED 82 YEARS,/ LIEUT-COLONEL/ WILLIAM THORNHILL/ 7 HUSSARS/ DIED 9 DECR. 1851, / AGED 71 YEARS,/ ASSYE 1803 WATERLOO 1815./ T MASTERS.

Commemoration

War: 19th Century Conflict (1800-1899)
Number Commemorated: 2
Served: 2
Information shown: surname,rank,year died,regiment,forename,age of death
Order of names: rank

War: Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815)
Number Commemorated: 2
Served: 2
Information shown: surname,rank,year died,regiment,forename,age of death
Order of names: rank

History

Maintenance History: 13 September 2013: The area between the enclosure wall and the face of the stone has become overgrown with rhododendron bushes and the inscription is only visible from close up. 17 April 1951: The memorial lies within the Peak District National Park designated on that date.

Conservation

Components

Other structure

Height: c5000mm

Width: c8000mm

Depth: c4500mm

Made from: Stone - Derbyshire Gritstone

Condition: Good

Lettering

Height: 420mm

Width: 1850mm

Depth: -

Made from: Stone - Derbyshire Gritstone

Condition: Good

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Field Marshal the Duke Of Wellington And Lieutenant Colonel W Thornhill

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Field Marshal the Duke Of Wellington And Lieutenant Colonel W Thornhill

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Memorial Details

Commemoration

History

Conservation

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