Obelisk About 3/4 Mile North Of Hagley Hall is a Grade II* listed building in the Bromsgrove local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 April 1952. Monument.
Obelisk About 3/4 Mile North Of Hagley Hall
- WRENN ID
- twisted-arch-curlew
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Bromsgrove
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 23 April 1952
- Type
- Monument
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
SO 98 SW HAGLEY WYCHBURY HILL
2/133 Obelisk about ¾ mile north of Hagley Hall (formerly listed with item 2/134)
II
The grade shall be amended to read Grade II*
SO 28 SW HAGLEY CP WYCHBURY HILL
2/133 Obelisk about ¾ mile north of Hagley Hall 23.4.52 1 (Formerly listed with item 2/134)
II
Obelisk. Mid-C18, for George, First Lord Lyttleton. Sandstone ashlar on ashlar-faced brick base. Square pedestal with moulded base and cornice supporting tall tapered slender shaft with moulded plinth; the upper section of the shaft is missing. One of several buildings erected in the park for George Lyttleton as part of his scheme to landscape the grounds in the new Picturesque style. The obelisk, erected on a very prominent site, has become a local landmark. [CL articles (mainly Vol 122, p 545 and 608); VCH 3 (i), p 130-131; BoE, p 178; Hagley Hall Official Guide Book).
Listing NGR: SO9210181646
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