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Smelt Monument
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54°04′25.57″N 04°39′10.44″W / 54.0737694°N 4.6529000°W / 54.0737694; -4.6529000
LocationCastletown, Isle of Man
DesignerJohn Welch
TypeCommemorative column
Beginning date1836
Completion date1837
Opening date1837; 187 years ago (1837)
Dedicated toCornelius Smelt

The Smelt Monument is a monument in Castletown, Isle of Man built to commemorate the life of Cornelius Smelt, the first royally appointed Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man, who died in 1832.[1] Work on the monument began in 1836, and ceased the following year. It was built to a design by John Welch at a cost of £180.[1] It is a column of the Grecian Doric Order built from locally sourced stone, the work being undertaken by John Thomas.[1] It was listed as a Registered Building of the Isle of Man in 1984.

  1. ^ a b c Journal of The Manx Museum, Wednesday, December 01, 1937; Page: 9

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