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Latitude: 51.7779 / 51°46'40"N
Longitude: -0.0366 / 0°2'11"W
OS Eastings: 535546
OS Northings: 210631
OS Grid: TL355106
Mapcode National: GBR KBZ.HK0
Mapcode Global: VHGPP.9KZW
Plus Code: 9C3XQXH7+58
Entry Name: Obelisk, at Haileybury and Imperial Service College 40 Metres North of South Lodge
Listing Date: 24 January 1967
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1063706
English Heritage Legacy ID: 355853
ID on this website: 101063706
Location: East Hertfordshire, SG13
County: Hertfordshire
District: East Hertfordshire
Civil Parish: Hertford Heath
Built-Up Area: Hertford Heath
Traditional County: Hertfordshire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Hertfordshire
Church of England Parish: Great Amwell with St Margaret's
Church of England Diocese: St.Albans
Tagged with: Obelisk
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GREAT AMWELL
LONDON ROAD
(east side)
Hertford Heath
Obelisk, at Haileybury and Imperial Service College 40 metres north of South Lodge
GV
II
South African (Boer) War Memorial Obelisk, 1903 by Reginald
Blomfield. Portland stone with applied bronze decorations.
Raised on 6 circular stone steps surrounded by 12 moulded stone
bollards with bronze collars and chains between. A tall stone
obelisk with ball finial raised on a high carved stone base in
the Baroque manner with concave curved sides wreathed corner
scrolls with helmeted heads, scrolled and wreathed cartouches
with winged putti and bellied bronze shields with raised
inscriptions. Bronze battle honours on labels on each face of
obelisk, applied inscription and 8 ball supports with swags at
its junction with the Baroque base, which itself has 4 ribboned
wreaths in bronze around its base. In memory of Haileyburians
who died in the South African war 1899 - 1902. Set on main axis
of entrance front. (Blunt (1966) 19,28).
Listing NGR: TL3554610631
This List entry has been amended to add sources for War Memorials Online and the War Memorials Register. These sources were not used in the compilation of this List entry but are added here as a guide for further reading, 30 January 2018.
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