Stringfellow Monument, Approximately 65 Metres West Of Cemetery Mortuary Chapels is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 December 1993. Monument.

Stringfellow Monument, Approximately 65 Metres West Of Cemetery Mortuary Chapels

WRENN ID
dusted-quoin-mallow
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Somerset
Country
England
Date first listed
13 December 1993
Type
Monument
OS grid reference
ST 319 089
Coordinates
50.87583, -2.96904
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Stringfellow Monument is a late 19th-century memorial located approximately 65 metres west of the Cemetery Mortuary Chapels in Chard. It features a white marble obelisk adorned with bronze wreaths, set on a stepped plinth and enclosed by iron railings. The monument commemorates John Stringfellow, who died in 1883 and is recognized for inventing the first engine-driven aeroplane that successfully flew.

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