The Lansdowne Monument is a Grade II* listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 31 July 1986. Monument. 1 related planning application.
The Lansdowne Monument
- WRENN ID
- keen-cellar-thyme
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 31 July 1986
- Type
- Monument
- Address
- The Lansdowne Monument, Cherhill
- OS grid reference
- SU 047 693
- Coordinates
- 51.42277, -1.93272
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Lansdowne Monument is a Grade II* obelisk built in 1845 by Sir Charles Barry for the 3rd Marquess of Lansdowne. It commemorates Sir William Petty, a statistician and economist who lived from 1623 to 1687 and is an ancestor of the Petty-Fitzmaurice family. The monument is constructed from rubble stone with ashlar dressings and stands at a monumental scale. It features three high steps, which are mostly collapsed, along with a plinth, pedestal, and a main shaft that has a moulded base that splayed in from the pedestal. The overall height of the monument is 125 feet, and it was erected at a cost of £1,359. There is no inscription on the monument, which serves as a landmark visible for miles around.
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