Description

HATHERLEIGH SS 50 SE 7/20 Morris Monument - - II Monument to Lieutenant Colonel William Morris. Erected 1860 by the firm E. B. Stephens of London. Granite ashlar. Very large obelisk with a bronze bas-relief at front of pedestal depicting Morris being carried from the battlefield of Balaclava . William Morris was born in Fishleigh in Hatherleigh and distinguished himself in the battle of Balaclava - notorious for the Charge of the Light Brigade - later acting as Assistant Adjutant - General in the quelling of the Indian mutiny before dying of sunstroke there at the age of 38 in 1858. The obelisk was erected by public subscription to commemorate Morris's exploits and his successful return from Balaclava. Source: The Story of Hatherleigh

Listing NGR: SS5542604573

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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
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  [(Bedfordshire, Huntingdon and Peterborough)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1968)
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