Description

BURBAGE -
SU 26 SW
2/1 Ailesbury Column
(formerly listed as Column on Main
27.5.64 Avenue)
II

Commemorative column on grand avenue from Tottenham House (q.v.
Great Bedwyn CP). c1760 and 1789. Ashlar limestone. A single
giant Ionic column raised on pedestal within raised enclosure.
Capital crowned by cylinder carrying a bronze urn. Inscriptions in
white marble inset in pedestal, reading: In Commemoration of / a
signal instance of Heaven's Providence/ OVER THESE KINGDOMS, / in
the year 1789: / by restoring to perfect Health / from a long and
afflicting Disorder / their excellent and beloved Sovereign /
GEORGE THE THIRD / This Tablet was Inscribed / by / THOMAS BRUCE
EARL OF AILESBURY. South-east side: This Column was erected / by
Thomas Bruce Earl of Ailesbury / As a Testimony / of Gratitude /
To his ever honoured Uncle Charles Earl of Ailesbury and Elgin /
who left to him these estates / and procured for him the Barony of
Tottenham. / And of Loyalty / To his most Gracious Sovereign /
GEORGE III / who unsolicited conferred on him / the Honour of an
Earldom. / But above all / of Piety / TO GOD, FIRST, HIGHEST, /
BEST. / Whose blessing consecrateth every gift / And fixeth its
true value / MDCCLXXXI. Column believed to have been originally
set up c1760 at Brandenburg House, Hammersmith and later removed
and rededicated. Around enclosure, iron railings with alternate
javelin and wavy heads set on dwarf wall. Urns on corner
stanchions.

Listing NGR: SU2292664808

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26646353

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Recommended Books

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  Harrow on the Hill: A photographic portrayal of listed buildings and structures (Historic Buildings Picture Guides)
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  Pevsner's Architectural Glossary (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  Norfolk 1: Norwich and North-East: Norwich and North-east v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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  Cornwall (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Hampshire: South (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)