General view of the memorial obelisk to Mary Wortley Montague in Wentworth Castle's gardens, from the east
- Date:
- 24 Nov 2023
- Location:
- Wentworth Castle, Lowe Lane, Stainborough, Barnsley
- Reference:
- DP372445
- Type:
- Photograph (Digital)
Photographer's note: 'The first monument in the country to celebrate a woman who was neither royalty nor a goddess. Mary Wortley Montague introduced the Smallpox vaccine to Britain from Turkey in 1720.'
This is part of the Job: 2K/28592 Wentworth Castle, Lowe Lane, Stainborough, Barnsley, South Yorkshire; within the Volume: VF000360 Parks and Gardens of Historic Interest; within the Series: HEC01/114 Registered Parks and Gardens of Historic Interest; within the Collection: HEC01 Historic England
© Historic England Archive
Photographer: Bull, Alun: Historic England
Castle, Park, Obelisk
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