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Latitude: 52.4327 / 52°25'57"N
Longitude: -2.1176 / 2°7'3"W
OS Eastings: 392101
OS Northings: 281646
OS Grid: SO921816
Mapcode National: GBR 1CC.KFK
Mapcode Global: VH91Q.73WW
Plus Code: 9C4VCVMJ+3X
Entry Name: Obelisk About 3/4 Mile North of Hagley Hall
Listing Date: 23 April 1952
Last Amended: 17 July 1986
Grade: II*
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1167587
English Heritage Legacy ID: 156398
ID on this website: 101167587
Location: Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, DY9
County: Worcestershire
District: Bromsgrove
Civil Parish: Hagley
Traditional County: Worcestershire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Worcestershire
Church of England Parish: Hagley
Church of England Diocese: Worcester
Tagged with: Obelisk
SO 98 SW HAGLEY WYCHBURY HILL
2/133 Obelisk about ¾ mile north of
Hagley Hall (formerly listed with
item 2/134)
II
The grade shall be amended to read Grade II*
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SO 28 SW HAGLEY CP WYCHBURY HILL
2/133 Obelisk about ¾ mile
north of Hagley Hall
23.4.52 1 (Formerly listed with
item 2/134)
II
Obelisk. Mid-C18, for George, First Lord Lyttleton. Sandstone ashlar on
ashlar-faced brick base. Square pedestal with moulded base and cornice
supporting tall tapered slender shaft with moulded plinth; the upper section
of the shaft is missing. One of several buildings erected in the park for
George Lyttleton as part of his scheme to landscape the grounds in the new
Picturesque style. The obelisk, erected on a very prominent site, has become
a local landmark. [CL articles (mainly Vol 122, p 545 and 608); VCH 3 (i),
p 130-131; BoE, p 178; Hagley Hall Official Guide Book).
Listing NGR: SO9210181646
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