Sir Walter Raleigh - statue
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Sir Walter Raleigh - statue by Colin Vosper as part of the Geograph project.
The Geograph project started in 2005 with the aim of publishing, organising and preserving representative images for every square kilometre of Great Britain, Ireland and the Isle of Man.
There are currently over 7.5m images from over 14,400 individuals and you can help contribute to the project by visiting https://www.geograph.org.uk
Sir Walter Raleigh - statue
Image: © Colin Vosper Taken: 23 Dec 2007
Sir Walter Raleigh (c. 1552 – 29 October 1618) was born in the house of Hayes Barton (local term for a farm). It is near to the Devon village of East Budleigh, and his parents are buried in All Saints churchyard in the village. This statue close to the church is a reminder of this great explorer, writer, courtier and poet. He was for a long time a favourite of Queen Elizabeth I and was knighted by her, but was finally beheaded in 1618 after a show trial.
Images are licensed for reuse under creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
Image Location
Latitude
50.656638
Longitude
-3.321264