Quebec Monument

The Quebec Monument is a pillar built around 1730 and reconstructed around 1970, originally commissioned by John Aislabie. It is made of ashlar and stands approximately 2.5 metres high. The monument features a moulded plinth, a shaft with two courses of frosted rustication, and a moulded cornice, topped with a banded ball and cushion finial. The pillar is located in an area that has frequently flooded since its original construction until improvements were made between 1966 and 1974. It had sunk over time, and traces of associated earthworks were lost, with the current pool and waterfall being recent additions. A 1962 description noted a 18th-century stone podium on a petrified waterfall supporting a large rusticated ball finial. The monument's connection to the Battle of Quebec in 1759 is unclear. It is also designated as a scheduled ancient monument.