Sutherland Monument
Other memorial · Lilleshall, Shropshire
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Lilleshall, ShropshireInscription
TO THE MEMORY OF GEORGE GRANVILLE LEVESON-GOWER K.G. FIRST DUKE OF SUTHERLAND, THE MOST JUST AND GENEROUS OF LANDLORDS. THIS MONUMENT IS ERECTED BY THE OCCUPIERS OF HIS GRACE'S SHROPSHIRE FARMS AS A PUBLIC TESTIMONY THAT HE WENT DOWN TO HIS GRAVE WITH THE BLESSINGS OF HIS TENANTS ON HIS HEAD AND LEFT BEHIND HIM UPON HIS ESTATES THE BEST INHERITANCE WHICH A GENTLEMAN OF ENGLAND CAN BEQUEATH TO HIS SON, MEN READY TO STAND BY HIS HOUSE HEART AND HAND. 1833
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George Granville Leveson-Gower K.G. First Duke of Sutherland
GEORGE GRANVILLE LEVESON-GOWER K.G. FIRST DUKE OF SUTHERLAND
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Sutherland Monument (Lilleshall, Shropshire, United Kingdom), Plaque, line 1, "GEORGE GRANVILLE LEVESON-GOWER K.G. FIRST DUKE OF SUTHERLAND"; automatically extracted from a photograph, not yet checked; Past on Stone (https://pastonstone.com/name/2190/ : accessed 5 November 2026).
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