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| Elam Monument, Dent | ||
| Elam Monument | ||
| Lucy Elam Monument | ||
| civil parish:- | Dent (formerly Yorkshire) | |
| county:- | Cumbria | |
| locality type:- | monument | |
| coordinates:- | SD69078809 | |
| 1Km square:- | SD6988 | |
| 10Km square:- | SD68 | |
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 BYK56.jpg (taken 31.5.2013)  BYK57.jpg (taken 31.5.2013) |
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| Inscribed:- |
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| "THIS STONE IS ERECTED / BY THE LANDOWNERS AND INHABITANTS OF DENT, / IN GRATEFUL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
TO / LUCY ELAM, / AT WHOSE SOLE CHARGE / THIS DEVIATION ROAD 1122 YARDS IN LENGTH
/ WAS MADE A.D. 1876. / IN FILIAL LOVE AND REMEMBRANCE / AND TO FULFIL THE WISHES
OF HER FATHER / JOHN ELAM." |
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| 1122 yards of new road from Helmside to Barth Bridge. |
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| evidence:- | database:- Listed Buildings 2010 |
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| source data:- | courtesy of English Heritage "MONUMENT TO LUCY ELAM / / / DENT / SOUTH LAKELAND / CUMBRIA / II / 484354 / SD6907788087" |
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| source data:- | courtesy of English Heritage "Roadside monument. 1876. Commemorates Lucy Elam, benefactress who provided for road improvement at this site. Dressed granite, with polished lettered plaque. Rectangular. Plain rectangular block with plinth of 2 chamfered steps and chunky cornice in similar style; plaque inscribed:" ""THIS STONE IS ERECTED / BY THE LANDOWNERS AND INHABITANTS OF DENT / IN GRATEFUL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT TO / LUCY ELAM / AT WHOSE SOLE CHARGE / THIS DEVIATION ROAD 1122 YARDS IN LENGTH / WAS MADE A.D. 1876 / IN FILIAL LOVE AND REMEMBRANCE / AND TO FULFIL THE WISHES OF HER FATHER / JOHN ELAM"." "(cf. Church of St John the Evangelist, Dentdale, for wall monuments to members of the Elam family of Thorns Hall, Sedbergh, qv)." "HISTORICAL NOTE: diversion of the road on a level gradient replaced a section of steep and winding track higher up the hill." |
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