Description

SE 2769 LINDRICK WITH STUDLEY STUDLEY PARK
ROYAL AND FOUNTAINS

9/53 The Obelisk approximately
80 metres west of Church
6.3.67 of St Mary

GV II

Obelisk. c1805 for Elizabeth Aislabie. Ashlar. Base, corniced pedestal
approximately 3 metres high, obelisk approximately 15 metres high. It is
set diagonally and was the culmination of the long drive and view to Ripon
Cathedral, before the construction of St Mary's church (qv). Elizabeth
Aislabie was the wife of Charles Allanson of Bramham and daughter of William
Aislabie (d1781) who had continued his father's work at Studley Royal. The
obelisk replaced a stepped pyramid of exactly the same height, which William
had erected in 1742 to the memory of John Aislabie, his father. A Scheduled
Ancient Monument. W T C Walker, personal communication.

Listing NGR: SE2746069253

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26443427

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Recommended Books

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  Lancashire: Liverpool and the South-West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Georgian Style and Design for Contemporary Living
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  Dorset (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Northamptonshire: Buildings of England Series (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects by Harwood, Richard (2012) Paperback