The stone Lanthorn which takes its rise from
the top of the brick cone or inner dome, is
reputed to be of the enormous weight of
seven hundred tons! from the whispering
Gallery, the beautiful marble flooring of the
church may be seen to great advantage, consisting
of many thousand pieces laid chequerwise,
like a draft bord black & white squares altern
ately; the centr[e] of which represents a marin-
er's compass, (the thirty two cardinal Points)
being laid in white & red marble. In the centre
is a brass Plate beneath, which in a splended tomb,
repose the remains of the Immortal Nuelson, the
coffins of Lords Col-lingwood and Northesk lie
on each side of him; and Lady Nelson and other
members of the family, are also buried near him

The first public monument erected in this cathedral
was to the memory of John Howard in 1796 by Bacon.
The following monuments have been erected since
tha[t] period: To Lord Nelson by Flaxman.
& over it one to Captain Duff: to Marquis Corn-
wallis, by Rossi & over it one to Captain John -
Cooke, of the Bellerophon; to Major General Dunda[s]
by Bacon ^Jun. & over it one to Generals Mackienzie
and Langworth; to Captain Westcott by Banks,
and over it one to Generals Crawford and Mackin-
non's to Capt Burgess, by Banks and above it one
to Captain Hardinge, by Manning; to Captain
Faulkner by Rossi, and above it one to Capt Miller.

In the south transept are the monuments o[f]
Earl Howe, by Flaxman; Sir Ralph Abrecrcrombie
and Lord Collingwood, by Westmacott; Sir
John Moore, and Sir Isaac Brock, by Bacon, Jun.
Sir William Hoste, by Campbell; Major General Gillespi[e]
by Chantry; and Dr Badington, by Bhenes. In the
north transept are the monuments of Captains Moss[e]
and Riou by Rossi; Lord Rodney, by the same;
Major General Hay by Hopper. General Picton,
Ponsonby, and Bow◊es, by Chantry; Le Marchant
by J. Smith; General Ross, and Sir ◊W Myers,
by Kendrick; Colonel Cadogan, and General Houghie
by Chantry; Samuel Johnson, by Bacon; Sir Joshua
Raynolds by Flaxman; and Sir W Jones, By Bacon.

The stone Lanthorn which takes its rise from the top of the brick cone or inner dome, is reputed to be of the enormous weight of seven hundred tons! from the whispering Gallery, the beautiful marble flooring of the church may be seen to great advantage, consisting of many thousand pieces laid chequerwise, like a draft bord black & white squares altern ately; the centre of which represents a mariner's compass, (the thirty two cardinal Points) being laid in white & red marble. In the centre is a brass Plate beneath, which in a splended tomb, repose the remains of the Immortal Nelson, the coffins of Lords Col-lingwood and Northesk lie on each side of him; and Lady Nelson and other members of the family, are also buried near him

The first public monument erected in this cathedral was to the memory of John Howard in 1796 by Bacon. The following monuments have been erected since that period: To Lord Nelson by Flaxman. & over it one to Captain Duff: to Marquis Cornwallis, by Rossi & over it one to Captain John - Cooke, of the Bellerophon; to Major General Dundas by Bacon Jun. & over it one to Generals Mackenzie and Langworth; to Captain Westcott by Banks, and over it one to Generals Crawford and Mackinnon's to Capt Burgess, by Banks and above it one to Captain Hardinge, by Manning; to Captain Faulkner by Rossi, and above it one to Capt Miller.

In the south transept are the monuments of Earl Howe, by Flaxman; Sir Ralph Abercrombie and Lord Collingwood, by Westmacott; Sir John Moore, and Sir Isaac Brock, by Bacon, Jun. Sir William Hoste, by Campbell; Major General Gillespie by Chantry; and Dr Badington, by Bhenes. In the north transept are the monuments of Captains Mosse and Riou by Rossi; Lord Rodney, by the same; Major General Hay by Hopper. General Picton, Ponsonby, and Bowes, by Chantry; Le Marchant by J. Smith; General Ross, and SirW Myers, by Kendrick; Colonel Cadogan, and General Houghie by Chantry; Samuel Johnson, by Bacon; Sir Joshua Raynolds by Flaxman; and Sir W Jones, By Bacon.