Penshaw Monument
Introduction
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Penshaw Monument
Image: © Kev Murley Taken: 28 Aug 2008
A monument erected in 1844 to the Earl of Durham ('Radical Jack', d.1840) in the form of a Doric temple of 18 columns (all hollow!). See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penshaw_Monument
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Image Location
Latitude
54.883149
Longitude
-1.479986