Lanton Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Northumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 May 1986. A 19th century Memorial.
Lanton Memorial
- WRENN ID
- eastward-buttress-harvest
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Northumberland
- Constituency
- North Northumberland MP: David Smith (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 14 May 1986
- Type
- Memorial
- Address
- Lanton Memorial, Ewart
- OS grid reference
- NT 918 315
- Coordinates
- 55.57748, -2.1302
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Lanton Memorial is an obelisk likely erected in 1827 in memory of John Davison of Lanton by his brother Alexander Davison of Swarland Park. An additional inscription notes the death of Alexander Davison in 1828. The memorial is constructed from dressed whinstone with a sandstone ashlar plinth and quoins. It features a square base approximately 10 feet high, topped by a tall obelisk, both with flush quoins made from contrasting stone.
At the top of the base, an ashlar strip is inscribed with "John Davison 1827." A similar strip about 3 feet up the obelisk bears the inscription "Alexander Davison 1795," which may indicate the year he purchased Swarland Park.
On the south side of the base, there is a marble tablet dedicated by Sir William Davison of Lanton, Knight of the Illustrious Guelphic Order of Hanover. The tablet commemorates his beloved father, Alexander Davison Esquire of Swarland Park, highlighting his private virtues and distinguished public service. Alexander Davison passed away on December 19th, 1828, at the age of 80.
Notably, Alexander Davison served as chandler to Lord Nelson and erected another similar obelisk in 1806 near Swarland in memory of Nelson. The Lanton Memorial is a prominent feature in the landscape.
Local climate
Lanton Memorial receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 57% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 82% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 59% of listed buildings. Of these, 20 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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