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Latitude: 54.883 / 54°52'58"N
Longitude: -1.4809 / 1°28'51"W
OS Eastings: 433401
OS Northings: 554378
OS Grid: NZ334543
Mapcode National: GBR LC3Z.5C
Mapcode Global: WHD5B.7J2F
Plus Code: 9C6WVGM9+6J
Entry Name: Earl of Durham's Monument
Listing Date: 26 April 1950
Last Amended: 15 July 1985
Grade: I
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1354965
English Heritage Legacy ID: 303203
ID on this website: 101354965
Location: Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, DH4
County: Sunderland
Electoral Ward/Division: Shiney Row
Parish: Non Civil Parish
Traditional County: Durham
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Tyne and Wear
Church of England Parish: Herrington, Penshaw and Shiney Row
Church of England Diocese: Durham
Tagged with: Folly Monument Memorial Tourist attraction Greek Revival architecture
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Earl of Durham's Monument
(Formerly listed as Penshaw Monument)
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Monument, in form of Greek temple, in memory of John George Lambton, first Earl of Durham (1792-1840), Governor-General of Canada and Grand Master of the Order of Freemasons. Erected 1844, by private subscription, to design of John and Benjamin Green of Newcastle; builder Thomas Pratt of Sunderland.
Ashlar, 4 x 7 columns. Doric order on stylobate. End pediments, no roof. An important manifestation of the Greek revival in the region, and a prominent landmark, visible for many miles around.
Historical note: contemporary accounts describe it as being based on the Temple of Theseus but twice the size; the Theseion at Athens is 6 columns by 13, and while the measurements of its columns are double the monument appears proportionately taller.
Listing NGR: NZ3340154378
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