The Congreve Monument is a Grade I listed building in the Buckinghamshire local planning authority area, England. A Circa 1737 Monument.
The Congreve Monument
- WRENN ID
- blind-footing-woodpecker
- Grade
- I
- Local Planning Authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Country
- England
- Type
- Monument
- Period
- Circa 1737
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Congreve Monument is a small stone obelisk, dating from around 1737 and possibly designed by Kent. It features a trophy of comic masks and is topped by a monkey that is believed to be holding a mirror. This monument was erected by Lord Cobham in memory of his friend, the playwright Congreve. It is situated on a small island in the Octagon Lake at Stowe School.
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