Monument to the drownings of Richard Phillimore and William Gaisford at Sandford Lasher

Monument to the drownings of Richard Phillimore and William Gaisford at Sandford Lasher

A photograph of a monument at Sandford Lasher bathing place, a notoriously dangerous swimming spot. The monument was erected to commemorate the deaths of two men who drowned at the spot.

Henry Taunt (photographer)

1875

Oxfordshire History Centre

A black and white photograph of a white obelisk-style monument, raised on a plinth, situated on a stone platform at the bend of the river. The monument is at some distance from the position of the camera. At the front of the image are steps leading down from the riverbank into the water that are overgrown with weeds.