NHER 39802 (Building record) - The Obelisk
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
Location
| Map sheet | TF84SE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | HOLKHAM, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Obelisk, erected 1729 on the highest point of the estate, the first structure to be built within the park. It was at this time at the south end of the axis, but later became a central point on the avenue from the Triumphal Arch to the Hall. It is one of the only two structures by Kent to survive in the park. It is 24.4m (80 feet) high but appears squat. It is composed of vermiculated and rusticated stone panels on a plinth of swastikae; this casing was erected first and then filled with loose bricks and gravel as it rose (S1). [1] has found mentions in Holkham Archives to the stone being shipped from Bristol to Wells, and drawn to Holkham with ropes made in the ropewalk at Westward House, Wells, by a Mr Hudson.
See (S2) in file.
E. Rose (NLA), 29 April 2003.
Previously NHER 1802 context 3.
Associated Sources (6)
- --- SNF48662 Designation: Historic England. National Heritage List for England. List Entry 1170847.
- --- SNF7576 Monograph: Pevsner, N and Wilson, B. 1999. Norfolk 2: North-West and South. The Buildings of England. 2nd Edition. p 421.
- --- SNF54324 Oblique Aerial Photograph: Edwards, D.A.. TF 8841A-B.
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- <S1> SNF648 Monograph: Cromwell, T. and Cotman, J. S. 1818-1819. Excursions through Norfolk.
- <S2> SNF62366 Photograph: Edwards, D.A.. 1988. ELL 1-2.
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Record last edited
Feb 18 2025 2:12PM