Elephants for freedom
Introduction
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Elephants for freedom
Image: © Neil Owen Taken: 18 Sep 2020
The Buxton monument features some carved panels. This one has several references: Buxton was a very tall young person and was nicknamed 'The Elephant'; he was instrumental in India in stopping the practice of 'suttee' - the custom of burning a widow alive on her husband's funeral pyre; he also pushed for the number of offences in Britain using the death penalty from 230 to 8.
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Image Location
Latitude
50.602101
Longitude
-2.452258