Obelisk Approximately 400 Metres South East Of Wroxton College is a Grade II* listed building in the Cherwell local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 February 1988. Monument.

Obelisk Approximately 400 Metres South East Of Wroxton College

WRENN ID: shifting-pier-snow
Grade: II*
Local Planning Authority: Cherwell
Country: England
Date first listed: 23 February 1988
Type: Monument
Source: Historic England listing

Description

WROXTON DARK LANE SP4040-4140 (South side) 10/201 Obelisk approx. 400m SE of 23.2.88 Wroxton College (Formerly listed as Obelisk at Wroxton Abbey) II* Obelisk. c.1750. Probably designed by Sanderson Miller as part of the landscaping of Wroxton Abbey Estate. Tall slender obelisk of ironstone on a square base. Inscription commemorates the visit of Frederick, Prince of Wales, for the Banbury races 1739. (VCH: Oxfordshire, Vol IX, p173; buildings of England, Oxfordshire, 1974, p864; Wroxton Abbey Guidebook, published by Wroxton College, 1982, p11)

Listing NGR: SP4196141272

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