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	Penshaw Monument
		The monument was built in 1844 in honour of John George Lambton, the first Earl of Durham.
		There was nothing to prevent a person slipping off the peak and rolling off the end of the monument, and from the worn appearance of the stonework on the top of the peak quite a number of people had crossed from one side to the other.
		Penshaw Monument was acquired by the National Trust as a gift from the Fifth Earl of Durham in 1939.
	www.rcdhn.org.uk /about_the_diocese/penshaw_monument.htm (1118 words)

	University of Sunderland - UK- Penshaw Monument, Wearside.
		The monument is situated on Penshaw Hill, overlooking the River Wear near the Washington branch of the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust.
		The monument itself was erected in 1844, designed by John and Benjamin Green and modelled on the Theseum at Athens.
		Penshaw Hill, on which the monument is built, is associated with the local legend and song about the Lambton Worm.
	www.sunderland.ac.uk /virtualtour/penshaw.htm (134 words)

	Penshaw Monument - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Penshaw Monument is a folly built in 1844 on Penshaw Hill (pronounced locally as /'pɛn,ʃə/), in former County Durham (now part of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear), North East England, between the towns of Washington and Houghton-le-Spring.
		Built as a half-sized replica of the renowned Temple of Hephaestus in Athens, the monument dominates the local landscape.
		The foundation stone was laid by the 2nd Earl of Zetland on 28 August 1844.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Penshaw_Monument (239 words)

	Penshaw Monument Sunderland
		Modelled on the Greek Temple of Theseion, it was in memory of John George Lambton born 1792, 1st Earl of Durham, otherwise known as Radical Jack.
		The Monument was built not a parthenon on solid rock, but on a scrub covered hillock as a result it looks better from afar.
		Penshaw hill on which the Monument was built is also round which the legendary Lambton Worm was suppose to have wound itself ten times.
	www.wearsideonline.com /Penshaw_Monument.html (364 words)

	Penshaw Monument, designed by the architects John and Benjamin Green. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Penshaw Monument, designed by the architects John and Benjamin Green.
		Bestriding the summit of Penshaw Hill is the monument, in the form of a Greek temple, to John George Lambton, first Earl of Durham (1792 - 1840).
		Erected in 1844 by private subscription, its design by the Greens of Newcastle was executed by Thomas Pratt of Sunderland.
	www.ejr.ndo.co.uk /penshaw.html (116 words)

	Penshaw Monument, Sunderland - Icons of England
		Wearside’s temple is a monument to John George Lambton (1792-1840), first Earl of Durham and a Governor-General of Canada.
		Built by public subscription on Penshaw Hill in 1844, it is 70 feet high, with columns that are six feet six in diameter.
		Penshaw Monument is a scaled down copy of a Greek Temple.
	www.icons.org.uk /nom/nominations/penshaw-monument-sunderland (267 words)

	Brigantes Nation Penshaw Hill
		Penshaw is the only triple rampart Iron Age hill fort known to exist in the north of England.
		Associated with the Penshaw hill is the tale of the Lampton Worm, a dragon said to have been slain at the time of the crusades.
		The main footpath leading to Penshaw monument rises sharply up the steep side of the hill, it crosses three earth 'steps' which on further investigation are revealed to ramparts of an apparently Iron Age hill fort, each rampart having a ditch behind it.
	brigantesnation.com /SiteResearch/IronAge/PenshawHill/PenshawHill.htm (898 words)

	Penshaw Monument
		Penshaw Monument is built on Penshaw hill and can be seen for miles around.
		The monument is in the form of a Greek temple, the Temple of Theseus.
		George Elliott was born in Penshaw in 1815, the son of a pit man. He left school at nine to work in Washington Colliery, later he studied at night school and progressed to become manager of Washington Colliery.
	www.afundit.co.uk /penshaw1.htm (236 words)

	Penshaw Monument - Review - Room At The Top
		Monument at the summit of Penshaw Hill, Tyne & Wear, in the form of a Greek temple, to John George Lambton, first Earl of Durham and Governer-General of Canada.
		Built in 1844 as a half-sized pastiche of the renowned Theseum in Athens, Penshaw Monument dominates an otherwise seemingly unremarkable hill beside the A19 in much the same way as its younger relative the Angel of the North surveys Team Valley and the A1.
		The flat land in the foreground is covered with dark green tree cover, standing defiant in the face of the steadily encroaching rows of semi-detached homes, still and orderly except for the occasional car and the repetitive melody of a lone ice cream van.
	www.dooyoo.co.uk /sightseeing-national/penshaw-monument/429195 (745 words)

	Penshaw Monument
		On seeing how much money was being spent on the monument, Lambton decided that he could raise the rent, and this so angered his tenants that they never finished the monument.
		This particular hill was chosen for the monument because, in medieval times, the Lambton Worm was said to have spent its afternoons wound nine times around its summit.
		As our friend departed, he looked at the sun and cautioned us that the Penshaw Monument was still considered to be a pretty spooky place on a dark night.
	www.hufsoft.com /adventures/28.html (1059 words)

	Sunderland PENSHAW MONUMENT
		One of the North East's most prominent landmarks, Penshaw Monument was built in 1844 in honour of the first Earl of Durham, John George Lambton.
		Located opposite Herrington Country Park, Penshaw Monument was modelled on the Thesion, the Temple of Theseus in Athens.
		Penshaw stands magnificently above the city on a limestone hill in the middle of the Great North Forest and affords views as far afield as Durham Cathedral and the North Pennines.
	www.visitsunderland.com /countryside/penshaw.html (118 words)

	Penshaw Monument vs Angel of the North - urban75 forums
		Penshaw Monument vs Angel of the North - urban75 forums
		The Angel of the North are the Penshaw Monument.
		I know one is a folly monument and the other is a bit of public art, but which do you prefer.
	www.urban75.net /vbulletin/showthread.php?p=5123211#post5123211 (592 words)

	Penshaw, TWSU43, Building, Penshaw ...
		Penshaw Monument is the largest structure functioning solely as a memorial in the north east survey region.
		A subscription fund was raised after the Earl's death, and four years later this massive monument was built on a hill which, according to legend, the Lambton Worm coiled itself around in days of yore.
		Penshaw's name derives from the ancient British 'pen', a head or hill; and 'shaw', Saxon for a wood or thicket.(3) After belonging to the Lambton family for many years, the site is now managed by the National Trust.
	pmsa.cch.kcl.ac.uk /NE/TWSU43.htm (464 words)

	Penshaw Things To Do - Travel Guides - VirtualTourist.com
		Penshaw Monument is built on the hill around which the famous Lambton Worm used to wrap itself.
		The monument is not connected to this legend though, but is still built in honour to one of the Lambton family.
		The monument was designed by John and Benjamin Green of Newcastle and built in 1844 by Thomas Pratt of Sunderland.
	www.virtualtourist.com /travel/Europe/United_Kingdom/Penshaw-307491/Things_To_Do-Penshaw-BR-1.html (740 words)

	Penshaw - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		It derives its name from the British Pen, meaning hill or ridge, and the Saxon Shaw, a wood or thicket; thus Penshaw is the wooded hill.
		Penshaw is well-known locally for the Penshaw Monument, a prominent landmark atop a hill which is a replica of the Temple of Hephaestus in Athens.
		Penshaw was the birthplace of local comedy folk hero Bobby Thompson.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Penshaw (204 words)

	Penshaw Monument, Washington, Tyne and Wear - aerail photograph
		Penshaw Monument, Washington, Tyne and Wear - aerail photograph
		Situated on Penshaw Hill, the monument overlooks the River Wear at Washington, Tyne and Wear (formerly County Durham).
		With it's Athenian style it looks a lot older than it really is. In fact it was only built in 1844, designed by John and Benjamin Green.
	mywebpage.netscape.com /Cartimandua4/penshaw.htm (106 words)

	Penshaw Monument, Sunderland - Reviews of Penshaw Monument - IgoUgo (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Penshaw Monument was built in 1844 as a half-sized pastiche of the Theseum in Athens.
		The sandstone edifice stands 100 feet long, 53 feet wide and 70 feet high, a grand folly of 18 Greek Doric columns, each almost 7 feet thick, raised on a stone platform, and entirely open to the elements between its imposing end pediments.
		The flat land in the foreground is covered with dark green tree cover faced by steadily encroaching rows of semi-detached homes, still and orderly except for the occasional car and the repetitive melody of a lone ice cream van.
	www.igougo.com /travelcontent/journalEntryActivity.aspx?EntryID=38053 (513 words)

	Penshaw
		The view of Penshaw monument from Herrington country park
		The monument measures 100 feet long; 53 feet wide and is 70feet tall, and the columns are 6 feet 6 inches in diameter.
		is often mistaken to be of Penshaw hill, but it should be worm hill Fatfield a village on the banks of the river wear
	www.mymarras.co.uk /pages/penshaw.htm (274 words)

	Penshaw Monument 2 on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
		This is Penshaw Monument in Tyne andamp; Wear just as the sun is starting to go down.
		This is Penshaw Monument in Tyne and Wear just as the sun is starting to go down.
		When I was a kid and I had been somewhere with my family, me and my sister used to play "Spot Penshaw Monument" on the way home.
	www.flickr.com /photos/funkcanna/285484847 (221 words)

	Chester-le-Street and Washington history
		Two miles north east of Lambton Castle, is the famous Penshaw Monument, a far more imposing reminder of the Lambton family.
		The monument was erected in 1848 in honour of John George Lambton, first Earl of Durham (1792 - 1840), known to Durham pitmen as `Radical Jack', because of his democratic views.
		Penshaw Hill and the nearby Worm Hill are closely associated with one of the North East's best known folk tales; The Legend of the Lambton Worm.
	www.northeastengland.talktalk.net /Chester-le-StreetandWashington.htm (2943 words)

	Penshaw Monument, Sunderland - Northumbria - UK Attraction
		For many, Penshaw Monument is the sign that they are almost home, as it can be seen from many places in Tyne and Wear and County Durham.
		It was built in 1844 in honour of John George Lambton, the first Earl of Durham.
		A rough path leads visitors up to the National Trust-owned Monument at any time, where there are stunning views.
	www.ukattraction.com /northumbria/penshaw-monument.htm (192 words)

	Penshaw Monument, follies and folly towers at follytowers.com
		Penshaw Monument, follies and folly towers at follytowers.com
		In actual fact this is a half size version of the original on which it was based, that being the Temple of Theseus in Athens.
		The grade 2 listed monument is approximately 100 foot long by 50 foot wide and rises 70 feet into the Durham skyline, its designers being John and Benjamin Green from Newcastle, whilst the builder was Thomas Pratt of Sunderland.
	www.follytowers.com /theseus.html (446 words)

	Wearside Golf Club
		Situated between Sunderland and Washington, nestling in the shadow of Penshaw Monument on the southern side of the River Wear lies one of the oldest parkland courses and most successful clubs in the North East Of England.
		Wearside Golf Club was founded in 1892 and is among a small number of golf clubs in Britain that start with a par 3 and finish with a par 5 travelling away from the clubhouse.
		Built between the River Wear and Penshaw Monument, you are guaranteed to experience picturesque views, demanding golf and a friendly welcome, giving you a memorable visit to this Golf Club
	www.wearsidegolf.co.uk (227 words)

	Sunderland City Council (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		A familiar landmark for many miles around, by both day and night, is the Monument on Penshaw Hill.
		He was also the author of the famous 'Durham Report' (1839) on Canada, which is traditionally seen as the foundation document of the modern Commonwealth.
		The Monument was designed in the form of a Greek temple, the temple of Theseus, and is 100ft in length, 53ft wide and 70ft high.
	www.sunderland.gov.uk /pages/DispHeritage.asp?picid=25 (116 words)

	Self-catering accommodation near Penshaw Monument - Northumbria
		Off the A183, Penshaw, Near Sunderland - England, UK For many, Penshaw Monument is the sign that they are almost home, as it can be seen from many places in Tyne and Wear and County Durham.
		It was built in 1844 in honour of John George Lambton, the first...
		Rhosgoch Cottage is situated in a beautiful valley close to the stunning...
	www.ukattraction.com /northumbria/self-catering/penshaw-monument.htm (260 words)

	Penshaw Travel Tips - Penshaw Travel Guide - VirtualTourist.com
		There's only one thing at Penshaw (near and within the boundaries of the City of Sunderland) and that's Penshaw Monument.
		Penshaw Hill, on which the monument is built, is associated with the local legend and song about the Lambton Worm - see: http://www.sunderland.ac.uk/la
		The agricultural Durham County Show is held near Penshaw Monument, this as of Summer 2002.
	www.virtualtourist.com /travel/Europe/United_Kingdom/Penshaw-307491/General_Tips-Penshaw-R-1.html (194 words)

	Penshaw Monument on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
		I remember a TV programme years ago with Mike Neville interviewing Dominic Behan, sitting at a table in the centre of the monument.
		This monument is set high on a hill.
		With the contrails behind the monument this really makes a statement about the whole of history.
	www.flickr.com /photos/artcriminal/95445422 (170 words)

	Travels around the North East of England - photos of views and vistas in Sunderland on Worldisround (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		I was taking photos of the old Penshaw Monument, with my camera on a...
		Penshaw Monument is one of those "Follies" that nobody can...
		Although magnificent perhaps Penshaw Monument is more associated wih Sunderland.
	www.worldisround.com /articles/7021/index.html (524 words)

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