Tenantry Column

The Tenantry Column is a monument to the south of Alnwick town centre, in Northumberland, England. It was erected in 1816 by the tenants of Hugh Percy, 2nd Duke of Northumberland in thanks for his reduction of their rents during the post-Napoleonic depression.

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Type: Monument
Description: memorial column in Alnwick, Northumberland, England, UK
Also known as: “Percy Tenantry Column”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Alnwick Garden and Alnwick railway station.

Alnwick Garden

Garden

Photo: Christine Westerback, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Alnwick Garden is a complex of formal gardens… Alnwick Garden is situated 710 feet north of Tenantry Column.

Alnwick railway station

Historic site

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Alnwick railway station served the town of Alnwick, in Northumberland, England.

Alnwick Community Hospital

Hospital

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Alnwick Community Hospital is a community hospital in Alnwick, Northumberland, England. Alnwick Community Hospital is situated 420 feet east of Tenantry Column.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Denwick and Bilton Banks.

Denwick

Village

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Denwick is a small village and civil parish…

Bilton Banks

Locality

Bilton Banks was a village in Northumberland adjacent to the coal mines of Shilbottle and Longdyke. Bilton Banks is situated 2 miles southeast of Tenantry Column.