Keppel's Column near Thorpe Hesley
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Keppel's Column near Thorpe Hesley
Image: © Stephen Richards Taken: 12 May 2013
One of the umpteen Wentworth monuments. By John Carr, 1778, "in memory of the acquittal at his court martial of Lord Rockingham's friend Admiral Keppel". For an account of the pronounced entasis, see here: Image Grade II* listed.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.447903
Longitude
-1.415308