Queen Anne's Obelisk, Stainborough Park
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Queen Anne's Obelisk, Stainborough Park
Image: © Neil Theasby Taken: 1 Jan 2013
The obelisk was built in 1734 to commemorate Thomas Wentworth's patron Queen Anne, who had died twenty years earlier. In the distance to the left of the obelisk you can see Wentworth Castle. Thomas Wentworth (1672–1739) was an influential military man, First Lord of the Admiralty and wealthy diplomat in the early decades of the eighteenth century. He was responsible for purchasing and developing the estate.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.521818
Longitude
-1.501019