Tyndale Monument

From Wikipedia:

The Tyndale Monument is a tower built on a hill at North Nibley, Gloucestershire, England. It was built in honour of William Tyndale, an early translator of the New Testament into English, who was born nearby. It is a Grade II* listed building.^[2]

The tower was constructed in 1866^[2] and is 111 ft (34 m) tall.^[3][4] It is possible to enter and climb up a spiral staircase composed of 121 steps to the top of the tower. The hill it is on allows a wide range of views, especially looking down to the River Severn. A nearby topograph points to some other landmarks visible. The hill on which the monument stands is quite steep. The path follows a rough fairly steep bridleway which is part of the Cotswold Way. The tower itself is surrounded by fencing and has floodlights that light up the tower at night. The stairway has automatic lighting. The Cotswold Way long-distance footpath passes the foot of the monument, and then descends the hill into North Nibley.

The door to the tower is open most of the time for free access to a staircase which takes you to the top. Locally, it is commonly called Nibley Monument rather than its official name. The hill is called Nibley Knoll or Nibley Knob.

There is a commemorative plaque on the front of the tower. The text engraved on it reads:^[2][1]

ERECTED A.D. 1866

IN GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE OF

WILLIAM TYNDALE

TRANSLATOR OF THE ENGLISH BIBLE

WHO FIRST CAUSED THE NEW TESTAMENT

TO BE PRINTED IN THE MOTHER TONGUE

OF HIS COUNTRYMEN

BORN NEAR THIS SPOT HE SUFFERED

MARTYRDOM AT VILVORDEN IN

FLANDERS ON OCT 6 1536

Photo By Saffron Blaze – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0