Obelisk Approximately 45 Metres South East Of Compton Verney is a Grade II listed building in the Stratford-on-Avon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 March 1997. Monument.

Obelisk Approximately 45 Metres South East Of Compton Verney

WRENN ID: riven-gable-fog
Grade: II
Local Planning Authority: Stratford-on-Avon
Country: England
Date first listed: 18 March 1997
Type: Monument
Source: Historic England listing

Description

COMPTON VERNEY

SP35SW COMPTON VERNEY 1901-1/6/69 Obelisk approximately 45 metres 18/03/97 south-east of Compton Verney

GV II

Obelisk. 1848 with earlier work. Cornish granite on ashlar slabs. 2 ashlar slabs cap entrance to vault; granite plinth on 4 steps to obelisk, described in inscription as a replica of that at the Lateran in Rome. Inscription also records its erection to mark the site of the vault and graves of the Verney family on the site of the old church which was demolished in 1772 during 'Capability' Brown's landscaping of the park.

Listing NGR: SP3114052809

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