The Obelisk is a Grade II listed building in the Thanet local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 February 1988. Monument.

The Obelisk

WRENN ID: secret-postern-pearl
Grade: II
Local Planning Authority: Thanet
Country: England
Date first listed: 4 February 1988
Type: Monument
Source: Historic England listing

Description

RAMSGATE ROYAL HARBOUR TR 3864 NE 14/352 The Obelisk GV II

Obelisk. 1822 to 23, by John Shaw. Dunleary stone. Fifty two and a half feet high. Inscribed (in English and Latin). To George the Fourth King of Great Britain and Ireland The Inhabitants and Visitors of Ramsgate and the Directors and Trustees of the Harbour have erected this Obelisk as a grateful record of his Majesty's gracious condescension in selecting this Port for his Embarkation on the 25th September in Progress to his Kingdom of Hanover and his happy Return on the 8th November 1821

Listing NGR: TR3857564756

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