Grade II listed Crawshay Obelisk in Treforest
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Grade II listed Crawshay Obelisk in Treforest
Image: © Jaggery Taken: 1 Mar 2019
The obelisk is dated 1844. Cadw records that the obelisk was erected by Francis Crawshay of Forest House, proprietor of the Treforest Tinplate Works. It was probably intended to be a boundary marker and is inscribed with the names of both Francis and Henry Crawshay, sons of William Crawshay II of Cyfarthfa Castle in Merthyr Tydfil. The obelisk is based on measurements made of an ancient Egyptian prototype. Its use here reflects Crawshay's antiquarian interests which were typical of men of his generation and class. An inscription on the plinth is I am a model of the only obelisk now standing at Heliopolis. Grade II listed in 2001 for its historical interest as an unusual landmark and for its association with one of the foremost industrial families of 19th century South Wales.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.592286
Longitude
-3.323698