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Title
Obelisk
Date
1782
Medium
sandstone ashlar
Accession number
PR1_SB_S025
Acquisition method
commissioned by Preston Corporation
Work type
Obelisk
Owner
Preston City Council
Custodian
Preston City Council
Work status
extant
Listing status
Grade II (England and Wales)
Listing date
20/12/91
Access
at all times
Inscription description
plaque attached to the base: THIS OBELISK WAS ORIGINALLY CONSTRUCTED AND ERECTED ON / THE MARKET SQUARE IN 1782. IT WAS REMOVED IN 1853 AND / RESTED FOR A PERIOD OF 126 YEARS AT HOLLOWFORTH HALL / WOODPLUMPTON. / IN 1979 THE OWNER, MR. EDWARD NICHOLSON, GENEROUSLY / CONSENTED TO RETURN THIS HISTORIC MONUMENT TO / PRESTON'S MARKET SQUARE; stone tablet on the north side of the base: THIS OBELISK WAS UNVEILED BY / HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN / 10TH MAY 1979 / FOLLOWING ITS RESTORATION AND / RE-ERECTION ON THIS SITE TO MARK / THE 800TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE / GRANTING OF A CHARTER TO THE BOROUGH / BY KING HENRY II