Detail of the inscription on the base of the memorial obelisk to Mary Wortley Montague in Wentworth Castle's gardens, from the north-east

Date:
24 Nov 2023
Location:
Wentworth Castle, Lowe Lane, Stainborough, Barnsley
Reference:
DP372447
Type:
Photograph (Digital)
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Description

Photographer's note: 'The first monument in the country to celebrate a woman who was neither royalty or a goddess. Mary Wortley Montague introduced the Smallpox vaccine to Britain from Turkey in 1720.'

Content

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

Rights

© Historic England Archive

People & Organisations

Photographer: Bull, Alun: Historic England

Keywords

Castle, Park, Obelisk