Keppel's Column - completed 1782
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Keppel's Column - completed 1782
Image: © Neil Theasby Taken: 5 Jul 2012
Keppel's Column was begun in 1778 by Charles, second Marquis of Rockingham. It was finished after the death of the Marquis in 1782 by his nephew and heir, the first Earl Fitzwilliam. It was built to celebrate the acquittal of Admiral Keppel, a friend and Whig supporter of Rockingham, who had been court-martialled for cowardice against the French in the Battle of Ushant, 1778.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.447903
Longitude
-1.415308