Market Obelisk
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Market Obelisk by Gerald England as part of the Geograph project.
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Market Obelisk
Image: © Gerald England Taken: 28 Aug 2016
The inscription on this side of the obelisk Image reads: THIS OBELISK WAS ORIGINALLY CONSTRUCTED AND ERECTED ON THE MARKET SQUARE IN 1782. IT WAS REMOVED IN 1853 AND RESTED FOR A PERIOD OF 126 YEARS AT HOLLOWFORTH HALL WOODPLUMPTON. IN 1979 THE OWNER, MR EDWARD NICHOLSON, GENEROUSLY CONSENTED TO RETURN THIS HISTORIC MONUMENT TO PRESTON'S MARKET SQUARE.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.758826
Longitude
-2.699045