Obelisk Approximately 25 Metres East Of Lee Bridge House is a Grade II listed building in the Shropshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 October 1960. Obelisk.

Obelisk Approximately 25 Metres East Of Lee Bridge House

WRENN ID: sacred-mortar-reed
Grade: II
Local Planning Authority: Shropshire
Country: England
Date first listed: 28 October 1960
Type: Obelisk
Source: Historic England listing

Description

LEE BROCKHURST C.P. LEE BRIDGE SJ 52 NW 11/8 Obelisk approx. - 25m east of Lee 28.10.60 Bridge House (formerly listed as Monument) GV II Shown on O.S. map as Monument. Obelisk. Dated 1812. Sandstone. Square section tapering to top with cavetto-moulded plinth and square base; formerly surmounted by ball finial. Inscription on plinth reads "The Tenantry of Besford and Lee-Bridge erected this obelisk as a token of esteem to their landlord Sir Andrew Vincent Corbet Bart. and to commemorate the coming of age of his eldest son Vincent Rowland Corbet Esq." A short verse below was illegible at time of resurvey (January 1986).

Listing NGR: SJ5487126814

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