Huntsman's Obelisk and Railed Enclosure Approximately 30 Metres North East of Church of Saint Helen
HUNTSMAN'S OBELISK AND RAILED ENCLOSURE APPROXIMATELY 30 METRES NORTH EAST OF CHURCH OF SAINT HELEN, CHAPEL LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1346946
- Date first listed:
- 18-Jun-1986
- List Entry Name:
- Huntsman's Obelisk and Railed Enclosure Approximately 30 Metres North East of Church of Saint Helen
- Statutory Address:
- HUNTSMAN'S OBELISK AND RAILED ENCLOSURE APPROXIMATELY 30 METRES NORTH EAST OF CHURCH OF SAINT HELEN, CHAPEL LANE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1346946
- Date first listed:
- 18-Jun-1986
- List Entry Name:
- Huntsman's Obelisk and Railed Enclosure Approximately 30 Metres North East of Church of Saint Helen
- Statutory Address 1:
- HUNTSMAN'S OBELISK AND RAILED ENCLOSURE APPROXIMATELY 30 METRES NORTH EAST OF CHURCH OF SAINT HELEN, CHAPEL LANE
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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:
- HUNTSMAN'S OBELISK AND RAILED ENCLOSURE APPROXIMATELY 30 METRES NORTH EAST OF CHURCH OF SAINT HELEN, CHAPEL LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- North East Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Barnoldby Le Beck
- National Grid Reference:
- TA 23579 03347
Details
TA 20 SW BARNOLDBY LE BECK CHAPEL LANE (east side)
6/7 Huntsman's Obelisk and railed enclosure approximately 30 metres north-east of Church of Saint Helen GV II
Monument in railed enclosure, erected 1861 to William Smith. Granite obelisk with chamfered marble pedestal bearing two inscribed plaques; chamfered granite plinth and base. Stands in square enclosure with flagstone floor and cast iron railings with ornate corner posts, plain bars, mid- and top-rails, the latter much damaged. Enclosure approximately 4 metres square, obelisk stands approximately 4 metres high. One plaque records that the monument was erected to mark the spot where Smith, Huntsman to the Earl of Yarborough, fell from his horse on 11th April 1845, eventually dying on April 16th at the house of Richard Nainby who provided the site for the memorial in 1861. The second plaque contains an impressive 22-line ode to Smith by CHJA. M J Critchlow, The Barnoldby Booklet, 1985, p 32.
Listing NGR: TA2358303344
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 164372
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Critchlow, M J, The Barnoldby Booklet, (1985), 32
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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