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Title
George III Jubilee Obelisk
Date
1809
Medium
stone
Measurements
H 205 x W (?) x D (?) cm;
Plinth: H (?) x W 110 x D (?) cm
Accession number
CR8_ML_S157
Acquisition method
commissioned by Charles Manners Sutton, Archbishop of Canterbury
Work type
Obelisk
Owner
The Addington Golf Club
Custodian
The Addington Golf Club
Work status
extant
Unveiling date
25th October 1809
Access
by appointment
Inscription description
in Latin on the front: CEDRUM HUIC LAPIDI CONTERMINAM / POSUIT / CAROLUS MANNERS SUTTON / CANTUARIENSIS ARCHIEPISCOPUS / ANNO REDEMETIONIS MDCCCIX / DIE OCTOBRIS XXV / QUO DIE FAUSTO ET FELICI / ANNUM REGINI QUINQUAGESIMIUM / INGRESSUS EST / GEORGIUS TERTIUS / BRITANNICUM REX / JUSTUS CLEMENS PIUS / POPULO SUO QUANTUM AMATUS / LONGE LATEQUE ILLUSTRAVIT / FESTUS ILLE DIES / ET SI QUIS ALIUS PATER / PATRIAE AMANTISSIMUS