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Latitude: 53.7589 / 53°45'31"N
Longitude: -2.6991 / 2°41'56"W
OS Eastings: 354008
OS Northings: 429394
OS Grid: SD540293
Mapcode National: GBR T9Z.YD
Mapcode Global: WH85M.HSY7
Plus Code: 9C5VQ852+G9
Entry Name: Obelisk
Listing Date: 20 December 1991
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1218454
English Heritage Legacy ID: 392087
ID on this website: 101218454
Location: Preston, Lancashire, PR1
County: Lancashire
District: Preston
Electoral Ward/Division: Town Centre
Parish: Non Civil Parish
Built-Up Area: Preston
Traditional County: Lancashire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Lancashire
Church of England Parish: Preston St John and St George the Martyr
Church of England Diocese: Blackburn
Tagged with: Obelisk
PRESTON
SD5429SW MARKET PLACE
941-1/12/199 (South side)
Obelisk
GV II
Market obelisk. 1782, dismantled and removed 1853, restored
and re-erected 1979. Sandstone ashlar. A clustered shaft with
moulded base and collar, stiff-leaf decoration to the cap, and
a square cornice, mounted on 3 new steps and a square renewed
pedestal. Inscribed plaque on south side of pedestal,
commemorating the occasion of its unveiling by Her Majesty the
Queen in 1979.
Listing NGR: SD5400829394
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