Lord Hill's Column
Lord Hill's Column, Shrewsbury | |
| Location | Shrewsbury, Shropshire |
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| Coordinates | 52°42′15″N 2°43′54″W / 52.7041°N 2.7318°W |
| Designer | Edward Haycock Sr., Thomas Harrison (architect), Joseph Panzetta, John Carline |
| Type | Victory column |
| Material | Grinshill Stone and Coade Stone |
| Height | 133 feet 6 inches (40.69 m) |
| Beginning date | 1814 |
| Completion date | 1816 |
| Dedicated to | Rowland Hill, 1st Viscount Hill |
Lord Hill's Column is a monument located outside of Shropshire Council's headquarters, Shirehall, in the town of Shrewsbury, Shropshire. It is a column of the Doric order and measures 133 ft 6 in (40.7 m) in height. It commemorates General Rowland Hill, 1st Viscount Hill, with a 17 ft (5.2 m) tall statue standing on the top of the column. The column is shorter than the 44.5m 'Monument to British Liberty' at Gibside, but the combined height of the column and statue is higher in total. The column was built between 1814 and 1816; its diameter is 2 ft (0.6 m) wider than Nelson's Column, and, not including the pedestal, is 15 ft (4.6 m) higher.