Collingwood Monument

About Collingwood Monument

The Collingwood Monument stands on the headland at Tynemouth overlooking the mouth of the River Tyne, honouring Vice Admiral Cuthbert Collingwood, 1st Baron Collingwood (1748-1810). A Newcastle-born naval commander, Collingwood was Nelson's second-in-command at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805 and took overall command after Nelson's death, seeing the battle through to victory. The monument's position reflects the family's local connections at Chirton, North Shields, and allows the statue to be seen from both the sea and the river. It is a Grade II*-listed structure.

Erected by public subscription in 1845, the monument comprises a marble and sandstone statue of Collingwood by the sculptor John Graham Lough, set on a large stone pedestal and base designed by the noted local architect John Dobson. Four cannons, taken from Collingwood's Trafalgar flagship the Royal Sovereign, were added in 1848 and flank the wide flight of steps leading up to the base. Prominently sited above the harbour entrance, it is a free-to-visit landmark and a familiar sight to vessels entering the Tyne.

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