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Listed building outline: The Waterloo Stones 350 Metres North East Of The Hall 1041826

The Waterloo Stones 350 Metres North East Of The Hall 1041826

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entry-date: 2013-01-29
listed-building: 1041826
name: The Waterloo Stones 350 Metres North East Of The Hall
notes: NEWTON-ON-THE-MOOR NEWTON HALL NU 10 SE NU 17080498 6/193 The Waterloo Stones, 350 metres north- east of the Hall II Memorial stones, early C19. Sandstone. Three upright roughly-shaped headstone-like stones. c.O.9 metre high, and a fourth larger slab recumbent in front of the central upright stone. Central upright stone inscribed 'NAPOLEON/FINALLY SUBDUED/BY WELLINGTON/AT WATERLOO/JUNE 18, 1815'; recumbent slab 'G R/11 D N/WELLINGTON/LE MERCHANT/ SALAMANCA/ENGLAND W.S.1/P JULY 22nd 1812/The above illustrious example/most nobly and gloriously followed/in the course of the same year /by Russia/ Vittoria/June 21st 1815/Shannon/June 1st 1815/Liepsig/0ct,1815'. Left upright stone 'DANZO/THOMAS PHILIP/Sep 16 1813'; Right upright stone 'DANZO/N. JONES/ Sep 16 1813'. The 'Danzo' stones are locally said to mark the graves of two French seamen drowned on the Northumberland coast. Included for historical interest. ,
reference: 1041826
start-date: 1988-09-15
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