Obelisk On South Bank In Garden Of Number 17 Moor Lane is a Grade II listed building in the Three Rivers local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 October 1985. Obelisk.

Obelisk On South Bank In Garden Of Number 17 Moor Lane

WRENN ID
knotted-chalk-jet
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Three Rivers
Country
England
Date first listed
3 October 1985
Type
Obelisk
Source
Historic England listing

Description

TQ 0694 SW RICKMANSWORTH GRAND UNION CANAL (South side) Rickmansworth

13/148 Obelisk on S bank in garden of No. 17 Moor Lane (q.v.)

II

Obelisk in a pond on the S bank of the Grand Union Canal serving as a water gauge. 1825, dated in inscription. For Company of Grand Junction Canal. Stone. Moulded base and cornice with shallow pediments about 1/3 of the way up the obelisk which is about 2½m high. 2 faces inscribed testifying to an agreement between John Dickinson at Batchworth Mill, the landowner R. Williams of Moor Park (q.v.) and the Grand Junction Canal whereby the water level at this spot was fixed following a long dispute. (A.H. Faulkner, The Grand Junction Canal, 1972, p.119).

Listing NGR: TQ0647194068

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