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Latitude: 54.2743 / 54°16'27"N
Longitude: -2.9691 / 2°58'8"W
OS Eastings: 336992
OS Northings: 486950
OS Grid: SD369869
Mapcode National: GBR 7MQ0.0K
Mapcode Global: WH82Z.CTDM
Plus Code: 9C6V72FJ+P9
Entry Name: Pennington Lodge Tower
Listing Date: 25 March 1970
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1225215
English Heritage Legacy ID: 421445
Also known as: Finsthwaite Tower
ID on this website: 101225215
Location: Newby Bridge, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, LA12
County: Cumbria
District: South Lakeland
Civil Parish: Colton
Traditional County: Lancashire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Cumbria
Church of England Parish: Finsthwaite St Peter
Church of England Diocese: Carlisle
Tagged with: War memorial Folly tower
COLTON FINSTHWAITE
SD 38 NE
7/46 Pennington Lodge
25.3.70 Tower
II
Monument to naval victories of the Napoleonic war, 1799. For James King of
Finsthwaite House. Coursed slate. Square 2-stage tower. Projecting course
between stages and to top, with embattled parapet. Each face has 2 slots to
each stage. South face has blocked pointed entrance, the 2nd stage has oval
plaque inscribed: ERECTED/TO HONOUR THE/OFFICERS, SEAMEN AND MARINES/OF THE/
ROYAL NAVY/WHOSE MATCHLESS CONDUCT, AND/IRRESISTIBLE VALOUR, DECISIVELY
DEFEATED/THE FLEETS OF FRANCE, SPAIN, AND HOLLAND/AND PRESERVED AND PROTECTED/
LIBERTY AND COMMERCE/1799". Other faces have round opening to 2nd stage.
Listing NGR: SD3699286949
This List entry has been amended to add sources for War Memorials Online and the War Memorials Register. These sources were not used in the compilation of this List entry but are added here as a guide for further reading, 3 February 2017.
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