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A short commemorative obelisk on a two-step base, inscribed on four sides, with surrounding block paving and an inlaid inscription. The sculpture was moved to this location in 1952.

Title

Obelisk for George Eliot (1819–1880)

Medium

granite

Accession number

CV11_DB_S006

Work type

Obelisk

Owner

Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council

Custodian

Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council

Work status

extant

Inscription description

GEORGE / ELIOT / 1819 - 1880 / MARY ANN EVANS / BORN AT SOUTH / FARM ARBURY / 22 NOV 1819 / LEST WE FORGET / DIED THE WIFE / OF JOHN WALTER / CROSS AT 4 / CHEYNE WALK / CHELSEA / 22 DEC 1880; plaque: The paving and inscription were / presented to NBBC by the / George Eliot Fellowship / a millennium gift. / The area immediately / surrounding the obelisk / was further redesigned / bu NBBC in 2014; G E 1819-1880

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