Obelisk In Grounds Approximately 600 Metres West Of House is a Grade II listed building in the North Yorkshire local planning authority area, England. Obelisk.

Obelisk In Grounds Approximately 600 Metres West Of House

WRENN ID
stranded-marble-bistre
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
North Yorkshire
Country
England
Type
Obelisk
Source
Historic England listing

Description

SE 37 NE 3/74

RAINTON WITH NEWBY BALDERSBY PARK Obelisk in grounds approximately 600 metres west of house

II

Obelisk. Probably 1733. Ashlar. Square base approximately 3.5 metres wide. 2-stage plinth with moulded chamfers, approximately 2.5 metres high. Tall shaft built in diminishing courses, now heavily weathered. Height approximately 12 metres. This may be the 'pillar' referred to in the Robinson family letters (Boynton p 102, n 5). The estate formerly known as Newby Park. L. Boynton, 'Newby Park, the First Palladian Villa in England', in H. Colvin and J. Harris (eds), The Country Seat, London, 1970.

Listing NGR: SE3815276347

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