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FABULOUS FOLLIES
...and Landscape Curiosities

SPROXTON, North Riding                                      

Nelson Gate                                                               SE 613 817                                              

Picture
The Doric Nelson Gate is the southern entrance to Duncombe Park. The inscription on the front is dated 1806 and reads:

'To the memory of Lord Viscount Nelson and the unparalleled achievements of the British Navy'

On the other side the inscription reads:

'Immortal Hero!
O price his conquering
Country grieved to pay!
O dear bought
Glories of Trafalgar's day!'
Copyright Ray Blyth 2018