A MONUMENT to a Lakes man who fell to his death from a notorious Helvellyn ridge is one of hundreds of 'secret and unknown' memorials to be highlighted in a new project unveiled by Historic England.

The Robert Dixon iron monument on Striding Edge commemorates a 33-year-old man who plunged from the ridge while following Patterdale Foxhounds on November 27, 1858.

Critically injured, he was taken home but died in the early hours of the next morning. He was buried in Patterdale Churchyard three days later.

The monument is one of 400 memorials suggested by the public as part of Historic England's Immortalised season to explore who is remembered, and how, in the nation's streets, buildings and public spaces.

A selection of those put forward will be unveiled in a new exhibition that opens in London August 30.

Other submissions from the North West include the Preston Abstinence Memorial, celebrating the success of the Teetotal Movement; a bronze statue remembering the 'Cracker Packers' - female workers at the former Carr's biscuit factory in Carlisle - and a bench in Merseyside commemorating the 'lost Beatle' Stuart Sutcliffe, the band's original bass guitarist who died in 1962, aged 21.

Historic England's chief executive, Duncan Wilson, said: “We are very grateful that so many people living in the North West took the time to tell us about memorials in their communities and the stories behind them.

"Every one of those that’s been nominated has a local champion and someone who cares about it and about the story it tells. It’s important for us all to know who has been commemorated in our public spaces and what this can tell us about our history, as we look at how public memorials are evolving today.”

l Immortalised: The People Loved, Left and Lost in our Landscape is on from August 30 to September 16 (Wednesday to Sunday) at The Workshop, 26 Lambeth High Street, Lambeth, London SE1 7AG.