J H Speke Monument On Footpath To Lents Green, About 250 Metres North North West Of Wormwood Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 July 1985. Monument.
J H Speke Monument On Footpath To Lents Green, About 250 Metres North North West Of Wormwood Farmhouse
- WRENN ID
- knotted-footing-ebony
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 July 1985
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- ST 843 673
- Coordinates
- 51.40532, -2.22678
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The J. H. Speke monument, erected in 1865, is located on the footpath to Lents Green, about 250 meters north-north-west of Wormwood Farmhouse. This monument is made of ashlar stone and features a pyramid cap, surrounded closely by iron railings. It bears an inscription that reads, "Here the distinguished and enterprising African Traveller Captain John Hanning Speke lost his life by the accidental explosion of his gun September 15th 1864." J. H. Speke is known for discovering the source of the Nile in 1858, a finding he confirmed during his subsequent expedition from 1860 to 1863. His discoveries were contested by Sir Richard Burton, and they were scheduled to publicly debate the matter at the British Association meeting in Bath on September 16th, 1864.
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