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 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 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
"Journal (January 1, 1840 – December 31, 1840)," December 9, 1840, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed March 29, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/ExK