John Wilkinson Memorial, Lindale

The John Wilkinson Memorial at Lindale in Cumbria.
The tall iron obelisk is a memorial to John "Iron-Mad" Wilkinson, an ironworker and inventor who lived in the village from 1750. John Wilkinson produced the iron for and helped design the world's first iron bridge at Ironbridge and he also made the world's first iron boat in 1787.