Lilleshall, The Hill c.1960
Photo ref: L46028
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Photo ref: L46028
Photo of Lilleshall, The Hill c.1960

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The monument on the hill was erected by the local people in 1836 in memory of their landlord, George Granville Leveson- Gower, Duke of Sutherland. They had reason to be grateful - the duke had been instrumental in introducing modern farming methods on his estate, and had also built decent cottages for his workers. Originally there were four lions guarding the base of the monument, but a lightning strike in 1839 sent them crashing into the gardens of the houses below, and they were never replaced.

A Selection of Memories from Lilleshall

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. Here are some from Lilleshall

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I had a message late Sept 2006 from Lilleshall resident of 60 years Anthony Ardis saying he was unaware of the statue.  I replied to you Athnony but the Frith system did not want to accept it.  People are welcome to email me direct at pweaver@westnet.com.au  Kind regards, Paul.
John Weaver is shown as being a stonemason on the 1827 Lilleshall baptism certificate of his son Alfred Weaver. A family anecdote says that John Weaver took commissions for monumental sculptures and that after a statue of a horse and rider was unveiled it was noticed that he had omitted the girth straps for the saddle. This caused considerable ridicule from others and eventually depressed him so ...see more