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Dating from the time when Stoke Rochford was the site of the Kesteven Training College.

Dates from 1847 and commemorates Sir Isaac Newton https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1062294

Dates from 1847 and commemorates Sir Isaac Newton https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1062294

Erected by Charles Turnor (of Stoke Rochford Hall) in 1847. According to the inscription Newton " ... acquired his first rudiment of education in the parish of Stoke" [This parish]

A Grade II listed monument, dating from 1847 and probably by William Burn. It is ashlar, sandstone and limestone. The obelisk stands on two deep steps and has a square base with a scrolled plinth and cornice. In the east side is a square slate panel with a moulded ashlar surround, recording that it was built in 1847 by Charles Turnor, Prebendary of Lincoln, in honour of Sir Isaac Newton who was born nearby at Woolsthorpe Manor.

With a date stone for 1860

The obelisk is II* and was erected in 1847, probably by William Burn. Constructed of ashlar, sandstone and limestone. The obelisk stands on 2 deep steps and has a square base with scrolled plinth and cornice. In the east side is a square slate panel with moulded ashlar surround, recording that it was built in 1847 by Charles Turnor, Prebendary of Lincoln, in honour of Sir Isaac Newton who was born nearby at Woolsthorpe Manor. The height is not recorded.

There have been a number of noble houses at Stoke Rochford. The previous, smaller house was demolished in the 1840s when Christopher Turnor built the present house. Christopher Turnor succeeded his father in 1829 when he was 20 years old and eventually owned over 20,000 acres of Lincolnshire. The architect for the house was William Burn and the total cost was £60,000. Burn also laid out Stoke Rochford village in Tudor style between 1840 and 1845. A later Christopher Turnor, who died in 1940, was the last of the family to live in the house. During the Second World War the house was taken over by the War Department and for 18 months it housed the headquarters of the Second Battalion of the Parachute Regiment. After the war the house became a training college for teachers. The college closed in 1878 in which year it was bought by the National Union of Teachers for their National Education and Conference Centre. A devastating fire in 2005 destroyed much of the main house and the restoration took three years and cost £12 million. Stoke Rochford Hall is still owned by the National Union of Teachers and is now a hotel and conference centre with impressive grounds. This photograph is in the park, just to the west of the house and close to the obelisk commemorating Sir Isaac Newton.

There have been a number of noble houses at Stoke Rochford. The previous, smaller house was demolished in the 1840s when Christopher Turnor built the present house. Christopher Turnor succeeded his father in 1829 when he was 20 years old and eventually owned over 20,000 acres of Lincolnshire. The architect for the house was William Burn and the total cost was £60,000. Burn also laid out Stoke Rochford village in Tudor style between 1840 and 1845. A later Christopher Turnor, who died in 1940, was the last of the family to live in the house. During the Second World War the house was taken over by the War Department and for 18 months it housed the headquarters of the Second Battalion of the Parachute Regiment. After the war the house became a training college for teachers. The college closed in 1878 in which year it was bought by the National Union of Teachers for their National Education and Conference Centre. A devastating fire in 2005 destroyed much of the main house and the restoration took three years and cost £12 million. Stoke Rochford Hall is still owned by the National Union of Teachers and is now a hotel and conference centre with impressive grounds. This photograph is in the park, just to the west of the house and close to the obelisk commemorating Sir Isaac Newton. As can be seen it was lambing season.