The Packet Monument
The Packet Monument
The Packet Monument
The Packet Monument
The Packet Monument
The Packet Monument
The Packet Monument
The Packet Monument

Image credit: Bruce Hobbs / Art UK

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An obelisk in three sections on a panelled pedestal, set on a stepped rock-faced base. In 1688, the Post Office chose Falmouth as a packet station, or port, for handling overseas mail. This led to the building of a special fleet of fast, lightly armed ships known as Falmouth Packets, and the heroics of packet captains, such as John Bull. Falmouth remained the leading packet station until 1852.
Title

The Packet Monument

Date

1898

Medium

granite

Accession number

TR11_BH_S016

Work type

Obelisk

Work status

extant

Listing status

Grade II (England and Wales)

Listing date

16/04/75

Access

at all times

Inscription description

plinth: ERECTED BY PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION / A.D. 1898 / TO THE GALLANT OFFICERS AND MEN OF / H.M. POST OFFICE PACKET SERVICE / SAILING FROM FALMOUTH / 1688-1852

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Located at

The Moor, Falmouth

TR11 3QA

Situated on the Moor traffic island.