Another incarnation of the Hartlepool Monkey
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Another incarnation of the Hartlepool Monkey
Image: © Oliver Dixon Taken: 19 Nov 2015
This sculpture situated in the Marina Basin commemorates the possibly apocryphal tale which is by turns a source of pride or embarrassment to Hartlepudlians. It concerns a monkey washed overboard from a ship in the time of the Napoleonic wars. As the monkey was unable to give a good account of itself in any intelligible manner, the worthy citizens of Hartlepool hanged him as a spy. See http://www.rjh.f2s.com/monkey/index.htm. Another incarnation of the monkey can be seen on the Headland Image Visitors are invited to "Make a wish for the monkey" - with proceeds going to the Hartlepool and District Hospice.
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Image Location
Latitude
54.690747
Longitude
-1.199482