Erection date: 1855
To the intrepid young Bellot of the French navy who in the endeavour to rescue Franklin shared the fate and the glory of that illustrious navigator.
From his British admirers, 1853.
{The river-facing side carries:}
Bellot
33ft high red granite. Described in detail at the splendid PMSA.
SE10, Five Foot Walk, Royal Naval College
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Bellot memorial obelisk
Explorer. Born Paris. For his participation in the 1845 Anglo-French exped...
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Bellot memorial obelisk
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The inscription is badly deteriorated, so we have copied the inscription from the Historic England website.
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