SPROXTON, North Riding                                      

Nelson Gate                                                               SE 613 817                                              

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!'