Description

BRIXHAM

SX9256SE THE QUAY, Lower Brixham
1946-1/11/219 (East side)
18/10/49 Prince of Orange Monument
(Formerly Listed as:
BRIXHAM HARBOUR
Prince of Orange Monument on the New
Pier)

GV II

Obelisk with inset paving-stone. 1823; paving-stone reputedly
1688 or earlier. Granite obelisk, the 2 bottom steps of its
plinth of pink Devonian limestone; paving-stone of local black
and white marble. An obelisk on a tapered moulded pedestal,
this in turn standing on a plinth of 3 steps. Set into the
south-east face of the pedestal is a paving-stone incised with
the inscription in worn letters: ON THIS STONE AND NEAR THIS
SPOT WILLIAM PRINCE OF ORANGE FIRST SET FOOT ON HIS LANDING IN
ENGLAND FIFTH NOVEMBER 1688. Set into the north-west face is a
local grey and pink polished marble plaque inscribed in gilt
letters: THIS PLAQUE WAS UNVEILED BY HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN ON
THE 21ST JULY 1988 TO COMMEMORATE THE TERCENTENARY OF THE
LANDING OF PRINCE WILLIAM OF ORANGE AT BRIXHAM. On top of the
obelisk is an iron spike, probably originally carrying a
finial or a lamp. The paving-stone was reused for the landing
at Brixham of the Duke of Clarence (late William IV) in 1823.
Half of it was then set in this obelisk, the other half being
carved with an inscription commemorating the Duke's visit and
set up on the New Pier, where a copy of it can still be seen.
A fragment was enclosed 'in a box of heart of oak 800 years
old' and presented to the Duke. The obelisk originally stood
in the Fish Market on the east side of The Quay, close to King
William's Steps (since demolished). It was moved to the New
Pier in 1849 and back to The Quay in 1988.
(White W: History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Devonshire:
Sheffield: 1850-: 426; Gregory C: Brixham in Devonia: Totnes:
1896-: 60).

Listing NGR: SX9256256324

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26513338

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Recommended Books

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  Bristol (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
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  County Durham (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England) by Elizabeth Williamson Nikolaus Pevsner(1983-03-11)
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  Berkshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990: Updated version
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  For the Record
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  Yorkshire West Riding: Sheffield and the South (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)