Photos taken 21st March 2021 Weather worn memorial stone. Inscription below. NEAR THIS SPOT AT 3.30 IN THE AFTERNOON OF SEPTEMBER 15TH 1784 VINCENZO LUNDARDI THE ITALIAN BALLOONIST MADE HIS FIRST LANDING WHILST ON HIS PIONEER FLIGHT IN THE ENGLISH ATMOSPHERE. HAVING HANDED OUT A CAT AND DOG THE PARTNERS OF HIS FLIGHT FROM LONDON HE RE-ASCENDED AND CONTINUED NORTH EASTWARD. Balloon Corner, Welham Green