Local List: Obelisk, Colchester Cemetery, Mersea Road, Colchester (west side) (DCC25917)
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| Grade | Monument |
|---|---|
| Authority | Colchester Historic Buildings Forum |
| Date assigned | 12 December 2011 |
| Date last amended |
Description
[JB] Stone obelisk, with three bands of vermiculated rustication. By James Deane, 1760. Erected in Colchester High Street by Charles Gray and painted with mileages to London and other towns; removed in 1858 and re-erected as a memorial to Mary Ann Wire (died 1889) by her husband Charles Wire, an uncle of Colchester antiquarian, diarist and watch-maker William Wire.
An unusual object, designed by one of Colchester's best-known 18th-century architects. [JB]
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Sources (1)
- SCC74033 Photograph: Colchester Historic Buildings Forum. 2011. Digital photographs of Obelisk, Colchester Cemetery, Mersea Road, Colchester. Digital.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TM 0011 2358 (5m by 6m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TM02SW |
| County | ESSEX |
| Non Parish Area | COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX |
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Record last edited
Mar 26 2019 7:43AM