Willes Obelisk is a Grade II listed building in the Warwick local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 March 1970. Obelisk.

Willes Obelisk

WRENN ID: proud-alcove-crimson
Grade: II
Local Planning Authority: Warwick
Country: England
Date first listed: 25 March 1970
Type: Obelisk
Source: Historic England listing

Description

ROYAL LEAMINGTON SPA

SP3165NE JEPHSON GARDENS 1208-1/7/189 Willes Obelisk 25/03/70

GV II

Obelisk. 1875. Grey granite obelisk on stone base. 3 steps to Neo-Gothic pedestal with pillars to angles with foliate capitals and arched panels carrying shields. Inscribed 'Erected in honour of Edward Willes Esquire of Newbold Comyn to whom Leamington is indebted for the site of these gardens'. HISTORICAL NOTE: Edward Willes gave land for public gardens in 1836 as part of his Newbold Comyn development. They were known as Newbold Gardens until 1846 when renamed Jephson Gardens. The Gardens are included in the Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England (FP3265). (Manning JC (Facsimile by Warwickshire County Library 1988): Glimpses of our Local Past .. Royal Leamington Spa: Royal Leamington Spa: 1895-; Victoria County History: Warwickshire: 156).

Listing NGR: SP3198865608

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