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

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26661211

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Recommended Books

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  Listed Buildings and Other Heritage Assets
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  Essex: Buildings of England Series (Buildings of England) (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
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  Kent: North East and East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  The green guide for historic buildings: how to improve the environmental performance of listed and historic buildings
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  Devon (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)