Penshaw Monument
It is a Listed Grade II monument, a very grand folly indeed; The Earl of Durham’s Monument was built in 1844 on Penshaw Hill, which is located between Sunderland and Houghton le Spring in the North East of England. Dedicated to John George Lambton its dimensions are 30m long, 16m wide and 20m high.
It does have an upper walkway, accessed by a spiral staircase, but this has been closed to the public since Easter Monday 1926 following a fatal accident. Local legend has it that the monument is the home of the Lambton Worm.
It was designed by the Greens of Newcastle and built by Thomas Pratt of Sunderland. The land was donated by Charles Vane with the building cost of £6000 being met from public subscription. It was modelled on the Theseum at Athens and is the best preserved example of Doric Hexastyle Temple in England.
Technical
Camera : D80
Lens : Nikkor 18-200mm VR
Exposure : 1/60Sec
Aperture : F8.0
Program : Manual
ISO : 200
LightSource : sunny
Flash : Not fired
FocalLength : 130.00(mm)
Penshaw Monument belongs to the following groups:
follies and grottos and Statues and Such Available for sale asFramed Prints
Add your comment
You need to login or signup to add your comment to this work.