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Title
Queen Victoria Jubilee Obelisk
Date
1887/1889
Medium
red marble
Measurements
H 300 x W (?) x D (?) cm
Accession number
TW8_JF_S022
Acquisition method
public subscription
Work type
Obelisk
Owner
Hounslow London Borough Council
Custodian
Hounslow London Borough Council
Work status
extant
Unveiling date
19 October 1889
Access
at all times
Access note
park opening times
Inscription description
on one face: THE / RECREATION / GROUND WAS / PURCHASED / BY / VOLUNTARY / SUBSCRIPTIONS / AND / PRESENTED / TO /THE TOWN / 1887 / IN / COMMEMORATION / OF / HER / MAJESTY'S / JUBILEE