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Memorials & monuments · South West England

Grylls Monument

In or near Boderwennack.

Grylls Monument — Building in Helston, Cornwall.

Grylls Monument

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Grylls Monument is a memorial in south west. (Building in Helston, Cornwall.) According to Wikipedia: "The Grylls Monument in Helston, Cornwall, is designated by Historic England as a Grade II* listed building. It is dedicated to Humphry Millet Grylls, a businessman who had kept a local tin mine, Wheal Vor, open through a period of recession, safeguarding 1,200 jobs. The monument was funded by public subscription, and built in 1834. The monument is built out of granite ashlar in a Gothic style, and provides a gateway into a bowling green."

Coordinates
50.1005, -5.2778

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