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Umberslade, SOLIHULL, B94 5DD

The obelisk is a slender spike of limestone blocks and is over 70 feet tall. It was completed in 1749 for Thomas Archer of Umberslade Hall. It is sited to form an eyecatcher in the view from the east front of the hall. It has received some attention in recent years: in the mid-1990s it was encased in ivy; an elder bush grew from its base http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/154121 Public access to the Nuthurst obelisk is from Pound House Lane by Obelisk Farm.

Montbéliarde is a breed from eastern France, mainly used for dairying; the milk is particularly suitable for cheese-making http://www.montbeliardeuk.co.uk http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montbeliarde_Cattle Affectionately known as Monties.

The notices affixed to the front wall dated 20 Oct 2008, refer to the former Mortuary Chapel having been made available for sale for residential use. Any burials around or within the chapel were to be left in situ, and the headstones relocated to the wall around the eastern side of the plot. This appears to have been substantially carried out, as the wall was lined with headstones, but a few were still visible standing to the north of the chapel. The building however appears not yet to have been sold, and is in an increasingly dilapidated condition, most windows being open to the elements.

Two notices affixed to the front wall dated 20 Oct 2008, refer to the former Mortuary Chapel having been made available for sale for residential use. Any burials around or within the chapel were to be left in situ, and the headstones relocated to the wall around the eastern side of the plot. This appears to have been substantially carried out, as the wall was lined with headstones, but a few were still visible standing to the north of the chapel. The building however appears not yet to have been sold, and is in an increasingly dilapidated condition, most windows being open to the elements.

On the left is a small derelict chapel or school, of which nothing has so far been learnt

This can be seen from the M40. Not much seems to be known about it. It may have been erected to celebrate a member of a local family named Archer being enobled.

The name is not an indication of their product, but relates to the nearby Umberslade Obelisk!

The obelisk is a slender spike of limestone blocks and is over 70 feet tall. It was completed in 1749 for Thomas Archer of Umberslade Hall. It is sited to form an eyecatcher in the view from the east front of the hall though this relationship is now obscured by evergreen trees that were planted to hide the M40 motorway. The obelisk is one of three in the area erected in the mid-18th century as landscape features, the others being at Farnborough Hall, SP4348, and Wroxton Abbey near Banbury, SP4141. Public access to the Nuthurst obelisk is from Pound House Lane by Obelisk Farm.