🏟️ Collingwood Monument

The Collingwood Monument is a Grade II* listed monument in Tynemouth, England, dedicated to Cuthbert Collingwood, 1st Baron Collingwood. A Royal Navy admiral noted for being second-in-command to Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson during the Battle of Trafalgar, Collingwood is sometimes referred to as the forgotten hero of Trafalgar. The monument's base is by John Dobson and the statue is a work of the sculptor John Graham Lough. It is situated just off Front Street in Tynemouth and overlooks the mouth of the River Tyne.