Obelisk In Grounds, Approximately 450 Metres South Of House is a Grade II listed building in the North Yorkshire local planning authority area, England. Monument.

Obelisk In Grounds, Approximately 450 Metres South Of House

WRENN ID
inner-soffit-moss
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
North Yorkshire
Country
England
Type
Monument
Source
Historic England listing

Description

SE 37 NE 3/72

RAINTON WITH NEWBY BALDERSBY PARK Obelisk in grounds, approximately 450 metres south of house

II

Obelisk. Probably 1733. Ashlar. Square base approximately 2.5 metres wide with 2-tier square plinth above. Shaft approximately 7 metres high. This may be the obelisk referred to in the Robinson family letters (Boynton p 102, n 5). The estate originally called Newby Park. L. Boynton, 'Newby Park, the First Palladian Villa in England' pp 97-105, in H. Colvin and J. Harris(eds), The Country Seat, London, 1970.

Listing NGR: SE3889575808

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