Memorial to Thomas Standbridge, Witton Cemetery
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Image: © Robin Stott Taken: 10 Aug 2012
The pink-brown granite obelisk occupies a prestigious site north of the Anglican chapel. Thomas Standbridge was Town Clerk to the Borough of Birmingham in the mid-nineteenth century. The inscription may be seen in Image Note the similarity to the obelisk memorial for Lt-Col.Thomas Unett Image