Obelisk and enclosing railings approximately 200m southeast of Rotunda in Black Fen Pleasure Grounds
Obelisk and enclosing railings approximately 200m southeast of Rotunda in Black Fen Pleasure Grounds, Bramham Park
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1065974
- Date first listed:
- 01-May-1960
- List Entry Name:
- Obelisk and enclosing railings approximately 200m southeast of Rotunda in Black Fen Pleasure Grounds
- Statutory Address:
- Obelisk and enclosing railings approximately 200m southeast of Rotunda in Black Fen Pleasure Grounds, Bramham Park
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- Date:
- 2005-04-19
- Reference:
- IOE01/13479/23
- Rights:
- © Mr Dennis Carr. Source: Historic England Archive
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1065974
- Date first listed:
- 01-May-1960
- List Entry Name:
- Obelisk and enclosing railings approximately 200m southeast of Rotunda in Black Fen Pleasure Grounds
- Statutory Address 1:
- Obelisk and enclosing railings approximately 200m southeast of Rotunda in Black Fen Pleasure Grounds, Bramham Park
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For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- Obelisk and enclosing railings approximately 200m southeast of Rotunda in Black Fen Pleasure Grounds, Bramham Park
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Leeds (Metropolitan Authority)
- Parish:
- Barwick in Elmet and Scholes
- National Grid Reference:
- SE 41469 40654
Details
This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 27 April 2021 to remove superfluous source details and reformat the text to current standards
SE44SW
SE414406
8/21
BARWICK IN ELMET AND SCHOLES
BRAMHAM PARK LS23
Obelisk and enclosing railings approximately 200m southeast of Rotunda in Black Fen Pleasure Grounds
1.5.60
GV
II*
Obelisk and enclosing railings. c1768-1772 by John Carr (Linstrum, p373) for George Fox-Lane, second Lord Bingley as a memorial to his son Robert Fox-Lane. Excellently-worked ashlar, cast-iron railings. Tall obelisk, square on plan. Base has white marble tablets to three faces and carved stone coat-of-arms to east face, each set in a square frame with fluted border.
Each tablet engraved:
THIS OBELISK
IS ERECTED BY
GEORGE FOX LANE
LORD BINGLEY
AND HARRIET BENSON HIS WIFE
IN MEMORY OF THEIR SON
ROBERT FOX LANE
GRANDSON AND HEIR TO
ROBERT BENSON LORD BINGLEY
WHOSE MEMORY IS WORTHY
TO BE REVERED BY POSTERITY"
North tablet only continues:
HE DIED ON THE 28th OF MAY 1768
IN THE (30) YEAR OF
HIS AGE"
Bold cyma-and casement-moulded cornice, moulded plinth, tall slightly-tapering shaft surmounted by giant urn. Surrounding the monument is enclosure bounded by low ashlar wall surmounted by cast-iron railings: simple square rods with top rail, flame-twist finials and circular columns with ball finials to corners.
Part of a formal garden. From the obelisk ten avenues fan out. See the Rotunda (q.v.).
Listing NGR: SE4146940654
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 422497
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Linstrum, D, West Yorkshire Architects and Architecture, (1978)
Other
Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England, Part 45 West Yorkshire,
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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