Obelisk commemorating Benjamin Disraeli

The obelisk commemorating Benjamin Disraeli was erected by Sir Philip Rose, Bart, in memory of his friend, the former Prime Minister, following Disraeli's death in 1881 and Queen Victoria's visit to Rayners.

This memorial is made of polished maroon Peterhead granite with Portland stone dressings and inset lead lettering. It stands on a stepped plinth located on the northern side of the driveway leading east from the house.

The plinth features two steps with chamfered top edges and is interrupted at the midpoint by a projecting stone band adorned with miniature pediments on each side. The south side of the obelisk has an inscription that reads: ‘THE RT. HON. / BENJAMIN DISRAELI / K.G. / EVER TO BE REMEMBERED / AS AUTHOR, ORATOR / STATESMAN, PATRIOT / AND FRIEND / BORN DEC. 21. 1804 / DIED APRIL 15 1881’. Below this stone band is another inscription stating: ‘ON APRIL 30. 1881. / H.M. QUEEN VICTORIA / PASSED THIS SPOT ON HER WAY FROM / WINDSOR TO HUGHENDEN CHURCH YARD / TO VISIT THE LAST RESTING-PLACE OF HER / FAITHFUL FRIEND AND FORMER MINISTER / WHOSE LOSS THE NATION MOURNS. / BY EXPRESS DESIRE, HER MAJESTY / FOLLOWED THE ROUTE TAKEN BY LORD / BEACONSFIELD ON RETURNING FROM HIS / LAST VISIT TO WINDSOR CASTLE / DEC: 8-10, 1880 WHEN HE ENTERED BY / THE LOWER LODGE AT LOUDWATER, / REMAINED TO LUNCH AT RAYNERS, AND / WENT HOME BY CRIERS HILL. / A GROOM OF SIR PHILIP ROSE’S / HAVING BEEN COMMANDED TO MEET THE ROYAL / CORTEGE AT TAPLOW TO SHOW THE WAY.’ Additionally, there is an inscription on the plinth identifying the coachman who assisted in guiding the royal coach through the estate. The other sides of the obelisk are uninscribed.