The Obelisk On North Hill is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 March 1983. Obelisk.

The Obelisk On North Hill

WRENN ID: quartered-buttress-rook
Grade: II
Local Planning Authority: Dorset
Country: England
Date first listed: 21 March 1983
Type: Obelisk
Source: Historic England listing

Description

SZ 03 SW 1/1

ULWELL ROAD (OFF) The Obelisk on North Hill

II Originally erected in London, near St Mary Woolnoth's Church, in the mid C19. Brought to Swanage by George Burt, and erected on its present site in 1892, to commemorate the provision of a new water supply to the town. Re-erected. in 1973 after being taken down during the Second World War. Hexagonal granite obelisk on a two-stage base, with pointed top, standing on a prehistoric round barrow. A prominent feature of the landscape.

Listing NGR: SZ0223181306

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