LANGHAM GROVE OBELISK

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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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LANGHAM GROVE OBELISK

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SJ 78 NW 6/86

DUNHAM MASSEY DUNHAM PARK

Langham Grove Obelisk

G.V. II

Obelisk. 1714. Erected by 2nd Earl of Warrington in memory of his mother. 5-step base. Needle rises from an engraved pedestal reading "The Langham Grove Planted A.D. 1714 M.H.T." with moulded base and cornice. There is a tradition that the obelisk marks the grave of a race-horse.

Listing NGR: SJ7349786979

Selected Sources

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Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England, Part 18 Greater Manchester,

National Grid Reference: SJ7349786979

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