Obelisk, Helmingham Park
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Obelisk, Helmingham Park
Image: © David Kemp Taken: 13 Aug 2019
The obelisk dates from c.1860 and is about 20m high. The mound on which it stands was part of an C18 wilderness garden in which there was once a brick-built summerhouse. When the latter was demolished together with a brick wall, the bricks were re-used in the obelisk.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.174155
Longitude
1.185028