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Location
At Christ Church, Totland, Isle of Wight See map on www.streetmap.co.uk National Inventory of War Memorials Record Link : NIWM Reference 40899 English Heritage Listing Status Christ Church, Totland does not appear to be Listed by English Heritage. Description The lychgate is made from timbers salvaged from HMS Thunderer. This is marked by a bronze plaque. |
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Memorial
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Inscription
THE WOOD OF THIS LYCHGATE WAS TAKEN FROM THE TIMBERS OF HMS THUNDERER 74 GUNS WHICH FOUGHT ON THE LEE LINE AT TRAFALGAR Further Information
There is some doubt as to whether the timbers were actually from HMS Thunderer.
An alternative theory is that they were from another hulk in Portsmouth.
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