William Jessop - Later Life

Later Life

From 1784 to 1805 Jessop lived in Newark in Nottinghamshire, where he twice served as town mayor.

In his later life, Jessop became increasingly inflicted by a form of paralysis, and 1805 marked the end of his active career. He died at his home, Butterley Hall, on 18 November 1814. The Jessop Memorial was erected a year after his death, this can be seen east of Ripley in Codnor park. The 70 ft (21 m) Doric column can no longer be scaled due to being unsafe. His son Josias became a successful engineer in his own right.