2020

SY6878 : Elephants for freedom

taken 4 years ago, near to Weymouth, Dorset, England

Elephants for freedom
Elephants for freedom
The Buxton monument features some carved panels. This one has several references: Buxton was a very tall young person and was nicknamed 'The Elephant'; he was instrumental in India in stopping the practice of 'suttee' - the custom of burning a widow alive on her husband's funeral pyre; he also pushed for the number of offences in Britain using the death penalty from 230 to 8.

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Geographical Context: Park and Public Gardens Suburb, Urban fringe Primary Subject: Carved Stone other tags: Monument Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
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SY6878, 1275 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Neil Owen   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Friday, 18 September, 2020   (more nearby)
Submitted
Tuesday, 20 October, 2020
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SY 6809 7814 [10m precision]
WGS84: 50:36.1261N 2:27.1355W
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OSGB36: geotagged! SY 6809 7814
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East-northeast (about 67 degrees)
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