Lighthouses · North East England
Monument To Grace Darling Circa 30 Yards West Of Church Of St Aidan
In or near Bamburgh.
Monument To Grace Darling Circa 30 Yards West Of Church Of St Aidan in England North East, United Kingdom.
Michael Garlick — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Nearest railway station
- Chathill · 8.0 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
Getting there & planning your visit
The nearest railway station is Chathill, located 8 km away. Entry to the Monument To Grace Darling is free. The postcode for navigation is NE69 7AB.
About
Monument To Grace Darling Circa 30 Yards West Of Church Of St Aidan is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Bamburgh Coast and Hills SSSI
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Northumberland Shore SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Northumberland Coast
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The Monument to Grace Darling, in the churchyard of St Aidan's Church, Bamburgh, Northumberland is a Victorian Gothic memorial. The monument was designed by Anthony Salvin, with later renovations by Frederick Wilson, C. R. Smith and W. S. Hicks. Grace Darling was born on 24 November 1815, the daughter of the lighthouseman at Longstone Lighthouse. In 1838, Darling became a national heroine when she and her father rescued nine people from the wreck of the SS Forfarshire, a ship that had run aground off Big Harcar, an island off the Northumbrian coast. Darling died of tuberculosis aged 26 in 1842, and the monument was raised some distance to the north of her grave to make it visible to passing sailors, at the west edge of the churchyard in the same year. It is a Grade II* listed structure.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
Grace Darling's rescue, with her father, of nine survivors from the SS Forfarshire made her a national heroine. Darling received the Gold Medal for Bravery from the Royal Humane Society, the Silver Medal for Gallantry from the precursor of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution, and a tribute fund included a contribution of £50 from Queen Victoria. Her death from tuberculosis four years later was an occasion of national mourning. Further damage was caused by a storm in 1895, and the canopy was replaced to a design by W. S. Hicks. In 2013, the 175th anniversary of the rescue was commemorated with a service. Sir Nickolaus Pevsner and Ian Richmond, in the Northumbrian edition of the Buildings…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 55.6079, -1.7192
- District
- Northumberland
- Parish
- Bamburgh
- Postcode
- NE69 7AB
- Parliamentary constituency
- North Northumberland
- Established
- 1842
- Nearest railway station
- Chathill — 8 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q17546734 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Monument to Grace Darling (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Grace Darling Museum
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Grace Darling
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Monument To Grace Darling Circa 30 Yards West Of Church Of St Aidan?
- Monument To Grace Darling Circa 30 Yards West Of Church Of St Aidan is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode NE69 7AB), in the parish of Bamburgh.
- What is Monument To Grace Darling Circa 30 Yards West Of Church Of St Aidan?
- Monument To Grace Darling Circa 30 Yards West Of Church Of St Aidan in England North East, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Monument To Grace Darling Circa 30 Yards West Of Church Of St Aidan?
- The nearest railway station is Chathill, about 8.0 km away. Drivers can use postcode NE69 7AB.
- When was Monument To Grace Darling Circa 30 Yards West Of Church Of St Aidan built?
- Built or established in 1842.
- Who owns Monument To Grace Darling Circa 30 Yards West Of Church Of St Aidan?
- Monument To Grace Darling Circa 30 Yards West Of Church Of St Aidan is owned by Church.
- Is Monument To Grace Darling Circa 30 Yards West Of Church Of St Aidan a protected site?
- Yes — Monument To Grace Darling Circa 30 Yards West Of Church Of St Aidan is part of the Bamburgh Coast and Hills SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Northumberland Shore SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Monument To Grace Darling Circa 30 Yards West Of Church Of St Aidan free to visit?
- Yes, Monument To Grace Darling Circa 30 Yards West Of Church Of St Aidan is free to enter.
- How do I get to Monument To Grace Darling Circa 30 Yards West Of Church Of St Aidan?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode NE69 7AB. It sits within the North Northumberland parliamentary constituency.