Mediapixs | Tynemouth - Collingwood Monument by Drone @mediapixs4172 | Uploaded April 2021 | Updated October 2024, 48 minutes ago.
Drone flight over Collingwood Monument, Tynemouth. Collingwood Monument is a Grade II* listed monument in Tynemouth, England, dedicated to Vice Admiral Lord Cuthbert Collingwood. A Napoleonic-era admiral noted for being second-in-command to Admiral Lord Nelson during the Battle of Trafalgar, Collingwood is sometimes referred to as the forgotten hero of Trafalgar. The monument's base is by John Dobson and the statue is a work of the sculptor John Graham Lough. It is situated just off of Front Street in Tynemouth and overlooks the mouth of the River Tyne.