Description

635-1/0/10223 BUNHILL FIELDS BURIAL GROUND
21-FEB-11 Obelisk monument, Middle enclosure

GV II
Obelisk monument, late C18 or early C19

LOCATION: 532675.7, 182255.4

MATERIALS: Portland stone

DESCRIPTION: The monument takes the form of a squat obelisk with a square base, resting upon four stone balls with a rectangular panel attached on one side. Below is a square pedestal with a moulded cap and sunken side panels, one of which bears an armorial achievement (a chevron with three stags) carved in low relief. No inscription is now visible.

SOURCES: Corporation of London, A History of the Bunhill Fields Burial Ground (1902).
A W Light, Bunhill Fields (London, 1915).

REASONS FOR DESIGNATION: The monument is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons:
* It is an impressive example of a late-Georgian funeral monument of a complex and sophisticated Classical design.
* It is located within the Grade I registered Bunhill Fields Burial Ground (q.v.), and has group value with the other listed tombs in the middle enclosure.

Reasons for Listing

Yes, list

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q27087474

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Recommended Books

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  The Victorian House Manual (2nd Edition): How They Were Built, Improvements & Refurbishment, Solutions to All Common Defects - Includes Relevant ... ... Properties (Haynes Manual) (Haynes Manuals)
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  Kent: North East and East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Cumbria: Cumberland, Westmorland and Furness (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Bristol (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
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  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide
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  Hampshire: South (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)