Obelisk, Market Place, Ripon
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Obelisk, Market Place, Ripon
Image: © G Laird Taken: 12 Oct 2017
Dating from 1702 with restoration in 1781, the obelisk is 80 feet in height and was built to mark the 60 years local landowner William Aislabie had served as a Member of Parliament. It is the earliest surviving free-standing monumental obelisk in Great Britain and is a Grade I listed building. https://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/101315492-obelisk-ripon#.WeIzLjGWw5s
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Image Location
Latitude
54.13669
Longitude
-1.52366