PELHAM'S Pillar on the
Brocklesby estate is one of the area's most extraordinary
landmarks towering
128 feet into the air and guarded by two impressive stone lions the
pillar has stood on the site since the early 19th century.
It
was built to commemorate the planting of the surrounding woods by
Charles Anderson Pelham who was raised to the peerage
as the first Lord Yarborough in 1794. Between 1787 and 1828 he had
12,552,700 trees planted on his property. The foundation of the pillar was laid in 1840 by his son and the building was finished by his grandson in 1849 – in time for a visit by Prince Albert. The total expenditure on the Pillar came to £2,395 which included £145 paid to W D Keyworth for carving the two lions and 100 guineas to architect Edward James Willson of Lincoln for drawing up the plans.
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