Finsthwaite Tower (formerly Pennington Lodge Tower)

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Reference WMO/176218

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Finsthwaite Woods

Finsthwaite

LA12 8AW

England

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Status: On original site
Type: Freestanding
Location: External
Setting: Attached to a building/structure
Description: Other structure/building
Materials:
  • Stone Stone (any)
Lettering: Incised
Conflicts:
  • Revolutionary/Napoleonic (1792-1815)
About the memorial: Two storey folly tower with stone tablet- on the south facing elevation. It was built as 3 storeys but the top storey was removed many years ago, date unknown. It was originally a viewpoint but during the 20th century dense woodland has been planted, and it now has no views. For a long time it was quite hard to find, forlorn and forgotten about and the entrance doorway has been blocked up. It was formerly known as the Pennington Lodge Tower. In 2015 it and the woodlands were sold to a new private owner. In 2018 to 2022 it has been fully restored and the doorway opened up with internal access on certain dates. Additionally three stones have been added next to the tower, one for each battle, with relevant inscriptions. It can be accessed from both Finsthwaite and Newby Bridge. The battles referred to are the naval battles of St. Vincent, Camperdown and the Nile. The pin location is accurate, having been hugely mislocated originally by this website. Note that although the stones are new they are not weathering well and did not photograph very well due to how they have been incised, but I transcribed on site.
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Tablet- ERECTED/TO HONOR THE/OFFICERS, SEAMEN AND MARINES/OF THE/ROYAL NAVY/WHOSE MATCHLESS CONDUCT AND/IRRESISTIBLE VALOUR DECISIVELY DEFEATED/THE FLEETS OF FRANCE, SPAIN AND HOLLAND/AND PRESERVED AND PROTECTED/LIBERTY AND COMMERCE/1799; Stone 1 Front-Commemorating/Battle of the Nile, Egypt/Bataille Nayale d'aboukir/Mediterranean Sea 1-3 August 1798/British Navy & Rear Admiral Sir Horation Nelson/Fleet 13 Battle Ships & 12 Frigates/Killed 218 Wounded 67/French Navy & Vice Admiral Francois Paul Brueys d' Agaillen/Fleet 13 Battle Ships & 14 Frigates/Killed 1600 Wounded 600 Prisoners 3000/Captured 9 Battle Ships & 4 Destroyers/On the Deck of Fame they died/We will remember them/Sur le pont de la glooire ils gont morts/nous nous suuvien dions d/eux; Stone 1 Reverse (the side that faces you as you arrive, the front face faces the tower)-The living/owe it to those/who no longer can speak/to tell/their story for them/Czeslaw Milosz; Stone 2- Commemorating/Battle of Cape St Vincent Portugal/Batalle naval en Le cercanias Cabo de San Vicente/Atlantic Ocean 14 February 1797/British Navy & Admiral Sir John Jervis/Fleet 15 Battle Ships & 5 Frigates/KiAdmiral Don Jose de Cordoba y Ramos/Fleet 24 Battle Ships & 7 Frigates/Killed 250 Wounded 550/Captured 4 Battle Ships/Let those that come after see to it/that their names &/sacrifices never be forgotten/nous los ove vengan detras se asegoren/deole sos nombres y sacrificio no sean olivdadus; Stone 3- Commemorating/Battle of Camperdown The Netherlands/Zeeslag bij Camperdon Nederland/North Sea 11 October 1797/British Navy & Admiral Duncan/Fleet 14 Battle Ships & 4 Frigates/Killed 203 Wounded 622/Dutch Navy & Vice Admiral Jan Willen de Winter/Fleet 11 Battleships & 8 Frigates/Killed 540 Wounded 620/Captured 7 Battle Ships & 4 Frigates/That those who live be worthy of your deeds/Ter na cedacatensis nan hen die vielen

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