Old Bath Road obelisk
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Old Bath Road obelisk
Image: © Oscar Taylor Taken: 15 Apr 2023
An obelisk on Old Bath Road, on the corner of Speen Lane. The obelisk was the Speenhamland Lamp, built in 1828, with a replacement 20th century lamp. It was initially erected in The Broadway in Newbury, and relocated in 1888 to its current position. The obelisk is made of Bath stone. The obelisk is a Grade II listed building, list entry number 1393068 https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1393068
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Image Location
Latitude
51.406434
Longitude
-1.334017