Lantern Pike - Ramblers Pillar

Picture in picture of the engraved top
The Text on the pillar is as Follows:

Lantern Pike

This hill indicator and the hill on which it stands were purchased by many friends as a memorial to
Edwin Royce
Born Slaithwaite 1880 died Manchester 1946

In memory of his labour in the cause of securing the freedom of the hills. Erected 1950

Re-Erected 1986 by The Ramblers Association ( Manchester Area), The Peak and Northern Footpath Society and the National Trust.