🏟️ Grylls Monument

United Kingdom · Europe · 50.10°N, 5.28°W

The Grylls Monument in Helston, Cornwall, is designated by Historic England as a Grade II* listed building. It is dedicated to Humphry Millet Grylls, a businessman who had kept a local tin mine, Wheal Vor, open through a period of recession, safeguarding 1,200 jobs. The monument was funded by public subscription, and built in 1834. The monument is built out of granite ashlar in a Gothic style, and provides a gateway into a bowling green.

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Country	United Kingdom
Continent / region	Europe
Coordinates (approx.)	50.10°N, 5.28°W · view on map

Grylls Monument is located in United Kingdom, in Europe.

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