William Smith Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the West Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 May 1989. Monument.
William Smith Memorial
- WRENN ID
- burning-portal-nettle
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Oxfordshire
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 15 May 1989
- Type
- Monument
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The William Smith Memorial is a monument built in 1891 for the Earl of Ducie in memory of William Smith. It features a large monolith set on a base of two large square steps, made from local stone. An iron plate on the east side of the monolith states, "In memory of William Smith, the Father of British Geology. Born at Churchill March 23, 1769. Died at Northampton August 28, 1839. Erected by the Earl of Ducie 1891."
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