Collingwood Monument

Collingwood Monument, Tynemouth

Collingwood Monument

Where is it – England, North East England

Who looks after it –  Local Authority 

What is it –  Free access, Maritime, Memorial 

When is it from – Georgian

The enormous marble and sandstone Collingwood Monument at Tynemouth celebrates the life of Vice-Admiral Cuthbert Collingwood, born in Newcastle in 1748. An able officer who served in the American War of Independence and Napoleonic Wars, Collingwood was Nelson’s 2IC at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805 and took command when his friend Nelson was fatally wounded. Collingwood died at sea near Menorca in 1810 and was buried in St. Paul’s Cathedral beside Nelson. His statue gazes out across the mouth of the Tyne and was erected by public subscription in 1845. Four cannon flanking the steps of the monument were added later, taken from his flagship, HMS Royal Sovereign.

 


Address

Spanish Battery, Pier Road, Tynemouth, Tyne and Wear NE30 4DD 

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