OBELISK

Date:
28 May 2004
Location:
Obelisk, High Street, Cranleigh, Waverley, Surrey, GU6 8AU
Reference:
IOE01/10176/32
Type:
Photograph (Digital)
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Description

This information is taken from the statutory List as it was in 2001 and may not be up to date.

TQ 03NE CRANLEIGH C.P. HIGH STREET (At Junction with Ewhurst Road)

6/74 Obelisk

II

Obelisk. Erected in 1794 by Dr. Jacob Ellery to commemorate the opening of the turnpike road through Cranleigh from Guildford to Horsham. Sandstone block step plinth with tooled ashlar pedestal above. Octagonal plan obelisk above, cement rendered, and rising to approx 20' high. Cast iron plates manufactured by J. Champion of Cranleigh, fixed to north and south sides, giving mileages to adjoining towns and villages.



Listing NGR: TQ0606939031

Content

This is part of the Series: IOE01/1465 IOE Records taken by Tim Nichols; within the Collection: IOE01 Images Of England

Rights

© Mr Tim Nichols. Source: Historic England Archive

This photograph was taken for the Images of England project

People & Organisations

Photographer: Nichols, Tim

Rights Holder: Nichols, Tim

Keywords

Ashlar, Cast Iron, Cement, Render, Sandstone, Georgian Obelisk, Gardens Parks And Urban Spaces, Garden Ornament