Obelisk Marking City Boundary on North Side of Roadway
OBELISK MARKING CITY BOUNDARY ON NORTH SIDE OF ROADWAY, HIGH HOLBORN
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed building
- List Entry Number:
- 1378895
- Date first listed:
- 05-Jun-1972
- Statutory Address:
- OBELISK MARKING CITY BOUNDARY ON NORTH SIDE OF ROADWAY, HIGH HOLBORN
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed building
- List Entry Number:
- 1378895
- Date first listed:
- 05-Jun-1972
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 11-Jan-1999
- Statutory Address 1:
- OBELISK MARKING CITY BOUNDARY ON NORTH SIDE OF ROADWAY, HIGH HOLBORN
Location
- Statutory Address:
- OBELISK MARKING CITY BOUNDARY ON NORTH SIDE OF ROADWAY, HIGH HOLBORN
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Greater London Authority
- District:
- Camden (London Borough)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 31149 81617
Details
CAMDEN
TQ3181NW HIGH HOLBORN
798-1/102/841 (North side)
05/06/72 Obelisk marking City boundary on
north side of roadway
(Formerly Listed as:
HIGH HOLBORN
2 obelisks marking City boundary on
each side of roadway)
(Formerly Listed as:
CITY OF LONDON
HOLBORN
Pair of Obelisks marking boundary of
City of London)
GV II
Obelisk marking City boundary on north side of roadway. Mid
C19. Granite. Formerly surmounted by lantern, now replaced by
gilded griffin. Forms a pair with an identical obelisk on the
south side of the road which is within the City of London.
Both of the obelisks were listed in the City of London on
05/06/72 and later included in the LB of Camden list on
14/05/74. Following boundary changes on 1 April 1994, this
northernmost obelisk is now situated in the LB of Camden and
the southernmost obelisk in the City of London.
Listing NGR: TQ3114981618
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 478256
- Legacy System:
- LBS
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