Obelisk is a Grade II listed building in the Preston local planning authority area, England. First listed on 20 December 1991. Market obelisk.

Obelisk

WRENN ID
shadowed-oriel-heath
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Preston
Country
England
Date first listed
20 December 1991
Type
Market obelisk
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The obelisk in Preston is a market obelisk dating from 1782. It was dismantled and removed in 1853 but was restored and re-erected in 1979. The structure is made of sandstone ashlar and features a clustered shaft with a moulded base and collar, stiff-leaf decoration at the cap, and a square cornice. It stands on three new steps and a square renewed pedestal. There is an inscribed plaque on the south side of the pedestal that commemorates the occasion of its unveiling by Her Majesty the Queen in 1979.

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