Memorials & monuments · Scottish Lowlands
Tenantry Column
Tenantry Column is a memorial in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 15 min–45 min
- Nearest railway station
- Lionheart · 1.2 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Tenantry Column is a public memorial or monument in the United Kingdom. Coordinates: 55.4109°, -1.6992°. This entry is part of The Great Britain Guide, a free, ad-free, open-data tourist directory.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Northumberland Shore SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Northumberland Coast
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The Tenantry Column is a monument to the south of Alnwick town centre, in Northumberland, England. It was erected in 1816 by the tenants of Hugh Percy, 2nd Duke of Northumberland in thanks for his reduction of their rents during the post-Napoleonic depression. It is a Doric column standing 83 feet (25 m) tall and surmounted by a lion en passant, the symbol of the Percy family. Four more lions stand on a platform at the base of the column. A muster roll of the Percy Tenantry Volunteers was sealed into the foundation. The structure was granted protection as a listed building in 1952 and since 1977 has been listed in the highest category, grade I.
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Background
History
Designed by the Newcastle architect David Stephenson, the column was erected by the tenants of the second Duke of Northumberland in 1816 in thanks for a reduction in rents. The foundation stone for the column was laid on 1 July 1816, an event witnessed by a large audience. The ceremony was led by a band and flag bearers and attended by Stephenson (bearing a ceremonial silver trowel), the principal tenants and two clergymen. The 21 oldest of Percy's tenants ceremoniously used the trowel to lay the stone. The foundation stone was afterwards blessed and ceremonially doused with corn, wine and oil. The column was not completed until after the Duke's 10 July 1817 death and was instead presented…
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- Coordinates
- 55.4109, -1.6992
- District
- Northumberland
- Parish
- Alnwick
- Postcode
- NE66 2NR
- Parliamentary constituency
- North Northumberland
- Nearest railway station
- Lionheart — 1.2 km
- Official site
- www.alnwickgarden.com
Sources
- osm: w23228443 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Tenantry Column (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Tenantry Column, Alnwick.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Tenantry Column?
- Tenantry Column is in the Scottish Lowlands, United Kingdom (postcode NE66 2NR), in the parish of Alnwick.
- Is Tenantry Column a protected site?
- Yes — Tenantry Column is part of the Northumberland Shore SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Northumberland Coast National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Tenantry Column free to visit?
- Yes, Tenantry Column is free to enter.
- How do I get to Tenantry Column?
- The nearest railway station is Lionheart, about 1.2 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode NE66 2NR.