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Obelisk and Fountain

A Grade II Listed Building in Brighton and Hove, The City of Brighton and Hove

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Coordinates

Latitude: 50.8273 / 50°49'38"N

Longitude: -0.135 / 0°8'6"W

OS Eastings: 531443

OS Northings: 104737

OS Grid: TQ314047

Mapcode National: GBR JP4.2P4

Mapcode Global: FRA B6LX.C5W

Plus Code: 9C2XRVG7+WX

Entry Name: Obelisk and Fountain

Listing Date: 20 August 1971

Last Amended: 26 August 1999

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1381079

English Heritage Legacy ID: 481424

Also known as: Victoria Fountain

ID on this website: 101381079

Location: Brighton, Brighton and Hove, West Sussex, BN2

County: The City of Brighton and Hove

Electoral Ward/Division: St. Peter's and North Laine

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Brighton and Hove

Traditional County: Sussex

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): East Sussex

Church of England Parish: Brighton St Peter

Church of England Diocese: Chichester

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Description



BRIGHTON

TQ3104NW VICTORIA GARDENS
577-1/33/1139 (North side)
20/08/71 Obelisk and Fountain
(Formerly Listed as:
Fountain at north end of Victoria
Gardens)

II

Monument in the form of an obelisk. 1871. Granite.
Notionally circular base divided into 2 broad segments,
originally drinking troughs for animals, and 2 narrow segments
which give access to the 2 raised drinking basins for humans.
Octagonal base tapering to a square; on the south side of the
square a bronze plaque records the gift of the monument to the
town by Frederick Chatfield in 1871; a plaque on the north
side records the names of Richard Webb, Mayor and Richard
Keirle, architect. Above this rises the needle of the obelisk
which has a narrow chamfered band near its base and a broader
plain band a little above that; about half-way up the needle
are 8-pointed stars cut in the stone work, one on the north
and one on the south side.

Listing NGR: TQ3144304737

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