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Title
Lander's Monument
Date
1835–1852
Medium
granite
Measurements
H 1525 x W (?) x D (?) cm (E)
Accession number
TR1_TJ_S023
Work type
Monument
Work status
extant
Listing status
Grade II* (England and Wales)
Listing date
29/12/50
Access
at all times
Inscription description
on a small bronze plaque to front right of the plinth: TO HONOUR THE / ENTERPRISE AND SUFFERINGS / OF THE BROTHERS / RICHARD AND JOHN LANDER / NATIVES OF THIS TOWN / AND ESPECIALLY TO / COMMEMORATE THE EARLY / FATE OF RICHARD EXPLORER / OF THE RIVER NIGER / BORN 1804, DIED FERNANDON PO. 1834