Robert Rodgers Obelisk At Toxteth Park Cemetery is a Grade II listed building in the Liverpool local planning authority area, England. Funerary monument.

Robert Rodgers Obelisk At Toxteth Park Cemetery

WRENN ID
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Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Liverpool
Country
England
Type
Funerary monument
Address
Robert Rodgers Obelisk At Toxteth Park Cemetery, Smithdown Road
OS grid reference
SJ 376 889
Coordinates
53.39387, -2.93873
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Robert Rodgers Obelisk at Toxteth Park Cemetery is a funerary monument built in 1868 to honor Robert Rodgers, a merchant. It is constructed from sandstone ashlar and features an eclectic architectural style. The monument has a square base and a panelled plinth, leading to a square pedestal adorned with corner pilasters beneath a cornice. Each side of the pedestal has cusped pointed arched panels, three of which are inscribed. Above this, there is an enriched plinth that supports a square tabernacle, which also has cusped pointed arched panels beneath enriched gables. The monument is topped with a short square spire that has a crocket finial.

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