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Title
Grace Darling Memorial
Date
1844
Medium
Portland stone, sandstone & cast iron
Measurements
H 300 x W 300 x D 125 cm
Accession number
NE69_SD_S001
Acquisition method
commissioned by public subscription
Work type
Tomb or mausoleum
Custodian
Grace Darling Memorial Charitable Trust
Work status
extant
Listing status
Grade II* (England and Wales)
Unveiling date
1844
Listing date
22/12/69
Access
at all times
Inscription description
incised in Roman letters on the base on the east face: worn lettering, indecipherable, followed by 1838; incised in Roman letters on base on west face: C. R.SMITH; incised in Gothic letters on the north face: Died–20th Oct 1842–Aged 26 years; incised in Gothic letters on the south face: Grace Horsley Darling Born–24th Novr 1815; raised Roman letters on bronze plaque on base on the south face: GRACE HORSLEY DARLING / BORN–NOV. 24TH 1815 / DIED–OCT. 1842 / AGED 26 YEARS
