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

Description

PRESTON

SD5429SW MARKET PLACE 941-1/12/199 (South side) Obelisk

GV II

Market obelisk. 1782, dismantled and removed 1853, restored and re-erected 1979. Sandstone ashlar. A clustered shaft with moulded base and collar, stiff-leaf decoration to the cap, and a square cornice, mounted on 3 new steps and a square renewed pedestal. Inscribed plaque on south side of pedestal, commemorating the occasion of its unveiling by Her Majesty the Queen in 1979.

Listing NGR: SD5400829394

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