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
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
ST 86 NW 2/118
BOX DEVIZES ROAD, (A365) J. H. Speke monument on footpath to Lents Green, about 250m north-north-west of Wormwood Farmhouse
II
Monument, 1865, ashlar with pyramid cap and iron railings closely surrounding. Inscribed '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 discovered the source of the Nile in 1858, confirmed in his subsequent expedition of 1860-3, but the discoveries were challenged by Sir R.Burton, and the two were to have publicly debated the issue at the meeting of the British Association in Bath, 16th September 1864.
Listing NGR: ST8432267391
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