Coke Monument - Holkham

Coke Monument, Holkham Hall, Norfolk

The Irrigation scene shows two major landlords, Coke and the 9th Duke of Bedford, in the centre with the experts (geologist William Smith and engineer Jonathan Crook) to the right with a labourer digging. This is a reminder of the reclamation of the Holkham estate from the sea, begun at its acquisition by John Coke in 1659 and continued by Thomas Coke and of the new sluices for the lake in 1801-3.

Date 26 September 2023