Past on Stone Monuments, Memorials and Names from the Past

Elba Monument

Other memorial · Strickland Ketel, Cumbria

Elba Monument© Bill BoadenCC BY-SA 2.0

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    Plaque. Photo: Karl and Ali, CC BY-SA 2.0

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Strickland Ketel, Cumbria
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Inscription

IN HONOUR OF WILLIAM PITT THE PILOT THAT WEATHERED THE STORM ELBA JAMES BATEMAN OF TOLSON HALL INTENDED TO INSCRIBE THESE WORDS ON THIS MONUMENT WHEN HE BUILT IT IN 1814 BUT OWING TO NAPOLEON'S ESCAPE FROM ELBA THE INSCRIPTION WAS NOT ENGRAVED A CENTURY LATER THIS TABLET WAS PLACED HERE IN 1914 BY CHARLES CROPPER OF ELLERGREEN

The names (3)

Every name, in the order and spelling engraved. What the stone says about each person is beneath their name; nothing has been added from other records.

  1. William Pitt

    WILLIAM PITT

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    Cite this name

    Elba Monument (Strickland Ketel, Cumbria, United Kingdom), Plaque, line 1, "WILLIAM PITT"; automatically extracted from a photograph, not yet checked; Past on Stone (https://pastonstone.com/name/2073/ : accessed 6 November 2026).

    Permanent link: https://pastonstone.com/name/2073/

    Read from: File:Plaque, Elba Monument - geograph.org.uk - 1958855.jpg

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  2. James Bateman

    JAMES BATEMAN OF TOLSON HALL

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    Cite this name

    Elba Monument (Strickland Ketel, Cumbria, United Kingdom), Plaque, line 2, "JAMES BATEMAN OF TOLSON HALL"; automatically extracted from a photograph, not yet checked; Past on Stone (https://pastonstone.com/name/2074/ : accessed 6 November 2026).

    Permanent link: https://pastonstone.com/name/2074/

    Read from: File:Plaque, Elba Monument - geograph.org.uk - 1958855.jpg

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  3. Charles Cropper

    CHARLES CROPPER OF ELLERGREEN

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    Cite this name

    Elba Monument (Strickland Ketel, Cumbria, United Kingdom), Plaque, line 3, "CHARLES CROPPER OF ELLERGREEN"; automatically extracted from a photograph, not yet checked; Past on Stone (https://pastonstone.com/name/2075/ : accessed 6 November 2026).

    Permanent link: https://pastonstone.com/name/2075/

    Read from: File:Plaque, Elba Monument - geograph.org.uk - 1958855.jpg

    Automatically extracted from a photograph, not yet checked

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