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Wale Obelisk, Harston, Little Shelford, Cambridgeshire, obelisk, folly, monument, memorial, Gregory Wale, Justice of the Peace, JP, Conservator of the River Cam, Bardfield Hall, Magots Mount, Rowley's Hill, St Margaret's Hill, 1739, inscribed, inscription, hill, field, silhouette, testimony, James Church, IPSV2678, IPSV0576,

Obelisk erected in 1739 in memory of Gregory Wale (1668-1739) on Magots Mount, also known as St Margaret's Hill or Rowley's Hill, on the border between Little Shelford and Harston in Cabridgeshire. There is an inscription on the base, which reads 'To the memory of Gregory Wale Esq, Justice of the Peace for this County, Deputy Lieutenant, County Treasurer, Conservator of the River Cam. He lived an advocate for liberty, a good subject, an agreeable companion, a faithful friend, an hospitable neighbour and in all parts of life a useful member of society. He died June 5th 1739 in the 71 year of his age: universally lamented and was buried in the parish of Little Shelford. This obelisk was erected by his surviving friend James Church Esq as a public testimony of his regard to the memory of so worthy a gentleman.'

Wale Obelisk, Harston, Little Shelford, Cambridgeshire, obelisk, folly, monument, memorial, Gregory Wale, Justice of the Peace, JP, Conservator of the River Cam, Bardfield Hall, Magots Mount, Rowley's Hill, St Margaret's Hill, 1739, inscribed, inscription, hill, field, blue sky, sunshine, testimony, James Church, IPSV2678, IPSV0576,

Obelisk erected in 1739 in memory of Gregory Wale (1668-1739) on Magots Mount, also known as St Margaret's Hill or Rowley's Hill, on the border between Little Shelford and Harston in Cabridgeshire. There is an inscription on the base, which reads 'To the memory of Gregory Wale Esq, Justice of the Peace for this County, Deputy Lieutenant, County Treasurer, Conservator of the River Cam. He lived an advocate for liberty, a good subject, an agreeable companion, a faithful friend, an hospitable neighbour and in all parts of life a useful member of society. He died June 5th 1739 in the 71 year of his age: universally lamented and was buried in the parish of Little Shelford. This obelisk was erected by his surviving friend James Church Esq as a public testimony of his regard to the memory of so worthy a gentleman.'

Wale Obelisk, Harston, Little Shelford, Cambridgeshire, obelisk, folly, monument, memorial, Gregory Wale, Justice of the Peace, JP, Conservator of the River Cam, Bardfield Hall, Magots Mount, Rowley's Hill, St Margaret's Hill, 1739, inscribed, inscription, hill, field, silhouette, testimony, James Church, IPSV2678, IPSV0576,

Obelisk erected in 1739 in memory of Gregory Wale (1668-1739) on Magots Mount, also known as St Margaret's Hill or Rowley's Hill, on the border between Little Shelford and Harston in Cabridgeshire. This is the inscription on the base. It reads 'To the memory of Gregory Wale Esq, Justice of the Peace for this County, Deputy Lieutenant, County Treasurer, Conservator of the River Cam. He lived an advocate for liberty, a good subject, an agreeable companion, a faithful friend, an hospitable neighbour and in all parts of life a useful member of society. He died June 5th 1739 in the 71 year of his age: universally lamented and was buried in the parish of Little Shelford. This obelisk was erected by his surviving friend James Church Esq as a public testimony of his regard to the memory of so worthy a gentleman.'

Wale Obelisk, Harston, Little Shelford, Cambridgeshire, obelisk, folly, monument, memorial, Gregory Wale, Justice of the Peace, JP, Conservator of the River Cam, Bardfield Hall, Magots Mount, Rowley's Hill, St Margaret's Hill, 1739, inscribed, inscription, hill, field, blue sky, sunshine, base, testimony, James Church, IPSV2678, IPSV0576,

Obelisk erected in 1739 in memory of Gregory Wale (1668-1739) on Magots Mount, also known as St Margaret's Hill or Rowley's Hill, on the border between Little Shelford and Harston in Cabridgeshire. There is an inscription on the base, which reads 'To the memory of Gregory Wale Esq, Justice of the Peace for this County, Deputy Lieutenant, County Treasurer, Conservator of the River Cam. He lived an advocate for liberty, a good subject, an agreeable companion, a faithful friend, an hospitable neighbour and in all parts of life a useful member of society. He died June 5th 1739 in the 71 year of his age: universally lamented and was buried in the parish of Little Shelford. This obelisk was erected by his surviving friend James Church Esq as a public testimony of his regard to the memory of so worthy a gentleman.'

Monuments Architecture Harston, Cambridgeshire, England, 1739, Gregory Wale

Folly follies memorial obelisk tower

The Somerset Monument was built by Lewis Vulliamy in 1846 in memory of Robert Edward Henry Somerset, nephew of the Sixth Duke of Beaufort. He was a general at the Battle of Waterloo of 1815, and died in 1842.

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Leicester Tower, Evesham

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Leicester Tower, Evesham

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Leicester Tower, Evesham

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Leicester Tower, Evesham

Bodysgallen Obelisk; Bodysgallen Obelisk Llanrhos; Llanrhos; North Wales; Victorian folly; folly; monument; obelisk; quarry

The Bodysgallen Obelisk at Llanrhos, North Wales on the lip of an old quarry

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Hieroglyph covered Egyptian obelisk fragments in the British Museum. From an illustration in an 1840 book.

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Bilsington obelisk at sunset

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Folly Group, Calton Hill, Edinburgh. Main monuments from left: Dugald Stewart Monument, National Monument, Nelson's Monument. Seen in uncredited photo on used postcard, posted with George V stamp, but undated. Best guess on date is 1910s.

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Folly Group, Calton Hill, Edinburgh. Main monuments from left: Dugald Stewart Monument, National Monument, Nelson's Monument. Seen in uncredited photo on used postcard, posted with George V stamp, but undated. Best guess on date is 1910s.

Follies Architecture folly, Lincolnshire, England, Mr Gregory Gregory, 1832-1854, P1998

RAMC; folly; obelisk; Duthie Park; Sir James McGrigor; Wellington; memorial; monument; Aberdeen; Scotland; history; historical; winter; snow

Duthie Park obelisk in Aberdeen was formerly in Marischal college quad and commemorates Sir James McGrigor FRS, who was Wellington's chief surgeon and friend in the Peninsular wars and founder of the RAMC

Lansdowne Monument, Cherhill Monument, Cherhill, Wiltshire, 38 metres 125 feet, stone obelisk, tall, obelisk, monument, memorial, folly, Third Marquis of Lansdowne, Sir Charles Barry, Sir William Petty, 1845, restored, National Trust, 1990, Cherhill White Horse, A4, Calne, Marlborugh, Cherhill, Cherhill Down, tourism, tourist, attraction, IPSV2678, IPSV1166, IPSV0462, IPSV0195,

The Landsdowne or Cherhill Monument, designed by Sir Charles Barry and erected in 1845, is 38 metres (125 feet) tall and stands 100 metres away from the watershed of the River Avon and the River Thames. It is located near the Cherhill White Horse, and owned by the National Trust. Seen from the A4.

Folly follies memorial English civil war

The windmill obelisk, erected in 1823 by Edward Fitzgerald, stands on the site occupied on the day of the battle by a windmill. It marks the spot to where Captain-General Sir Thomas Fairfax marched the New Model Army.

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Choragic Monument of Lysicrates

Norton obelisk; beauty; countryside; beautiful; scenery; peaceful; Mid Wales; Powys; Radnorshire; Follies; Folly; Blue sky; Price Monument; Hengwm Hill; Norton; red granite; stone pedestal; Sir Richard Green Price; Member of Parliament; Knighton to Llandrindod railway; Presteign; Baronet; Central Wales Railways; sheep;

English Follies Part 2; Architecture; background; commemorative; culture; cultural; environment; grey; historical; history; memorial; memory; monument; obelisk; plinth; remembrance; social; society; structure; raho; Victoria Park; Portsmouth; Hampshire; England

Grey Obelisk 01-1. This obelisk is immediately to the left of the path upon entering the park.

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Grey Obelisk 01-2. This obelisk is immediately to the left of the path upon entering the park.

English Follies Part 2; Architecture; background; commemorative; culture; cultural; environment; grey; historical; history; memorial; memory; monument; obelisk; plinth; remembrance; social; society; structure; raho; Victoria Park; Portsmouth; Hampshire; England

Grey Obelisk 03-1. Standing at the intersection of the paths in the park is this obelisk. The inscription reads" This Monument was removed from the Town Hall Square at the request of the survivors on the 10th April 1903.

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Grey Obelisk 04-1. Further into the park, past the aviaries, stands this obelisk to the right of the path.

Folly, Follies, monument, churchyard

Obelisk in the churcyard of All Saints Church, Bisley, Gloucestershire

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Pink Obelisk 01. this obelisk stands to the right of the path after entering the park

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Pink Obelisk 02. This obelisk stands to the right of the path after entering the park

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Larger Grey Obelisk 02-1. This obelisk is to the right of the path after entering the park.

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Larger Grey Obelisk 02-2. This obelisk is to the right after entering the park.

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Inscription on Obelisk by Leicester Tower, Evesham "I am Henry of WInchester, Your King, Do not Kill me"

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Inscription on Obelisk by Leicester Tower, Evesham

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Monument to the People?s Heroes, Tiananmen Square, Beijing, China

Domestic Architecture Lincolnshire, England, folly house built by Mr. Gregory Gregory, 1838

Folly, follies, memorial, white horse chalk carving, lansdowne Cherhill Down

The Cherhill, or Lansdowne, Monument, erected in 1845 by the 3rd Marquis of Lansdowne in memory of the physician and surveyor, Sir William Petty.

Hadley Highstone Memorial, obelisk, Hadley Highstone, Barnet, Monken Hadley, Herts, Hertfordshire, Sir Jeremy Sambrook, battle, Edward VI, Earl of Warwick, Kingmaker, king maker, folly, memorial, monument, road, trees, A1000, IPSV2678, IPSV1166, IPSV0460, IPSV0015, IPSV2295, IPSV2576,

Hadley Highstone Memorial, Monken Hadley, Barnet, Hertfordshire. An inscription on one of the unseen sides of the obelisk reads 'Here was fought the Famous Battle Between Edward the 4th and the Earl of Warwick April the 14th ANNO 1471 in which the Earl was Defeated and Slain.'

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Monument to the People?s Heroes, Tiananmen Square, Beijing, China

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Inscription on Obelisk by Leicester Tower, Evesham

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Inscription on Obelisk by Leicester Tower, Evesham

Obelisk, Capesthorne Hall, Cheshire, Folly, follies, war memorial

The obelisk at Capesthorne Hall in Cheshire with hall in the background

Obelisk, Capesthorne Hall, Cheshire, Folly, follies, war memorial

The war memorial inscription showing on the obelisk at Capesthorne Hall Cheshire

Haddo House Obelisk Monument Folly Colonel Sir Alexander Gordon Methlick Aberdeenshire

Haddo House Obelisk Monument Folly Colonel Sir Alexander Gordon Methlick Aberdeenshire

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The Hadley Highstone obelisk at Monken Hadley, Barnet, Herfordshire. The stone commemorates the Battle of Barnet and originally sat on the location where it was said that Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick, the Kingmaker had died. It was first erected in 1740 by Sir Jeremy Sambrook and moved to this location in 1840.

Folly; Follies; Obelisk; Memorial; commemorative; Barnet; Monken Hadley; Highstone; Hertfordshire; 18th Century; Edward IV; Richard Neville; Earl of Warwick; Battle of Barnet; War of the Roses; Sir Jeremy Sambrook; Countryside; Roadside; Stone; Architectural; Decoration; Colour; Landscape; England; United Kingdom;

The Hadley Highstone obelisk at Monken Hadley, Barnet, Herfordshire. The stone commemorates the Battle of Barnet and originally sat on the location where it was said that Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick, the Kingmaker had died. It was first erected in 1740 by Sir Jeremy Sambrook and moved to this location in 1840.

Audley, End, House, Folley, follies, classical, Architecture, building, buildings, monuments, monument, landscape, 18 centuary, Walden, Saffron, Cambridgeshire, England, Britain, UK, United Kingdom, heritage, historic

OBELISK; CLOCAENOG; GLOCAENOG FOREST; 1830; LORD BAGOT; ERIC GILL; FORESTRY COMMISSION; REFORESTATION; DEFORESTATION; IN COMMEMORATION; 414 MTRS; SJ065 552; REPLANTING FORESTS; SIR DDINBYCH; DENBIGHSHIRE; GOGLEDD CYMRU; NORTH WALES; CAIRN; ARCHITECTURAL FOLLY; ARCHITECTURE FOLLIES;

Balfour; close-up; detail; East Linton; Lothian; memorial; military; obelisk; pillar; plaque; Scotland; Borders; Victorian; folly; words; dedication, inscription,

EAST LOTHIAN : this inscribed plaque on a tall, red sandstone obelisk standing on an escarpment overlooking Traprain Law, commemorates James Maitland Balfour, father of Prime Minister Arthur Balfour (1848-1930) ref: 02.9/2/15 (13)

OBELISK; CLOCAENOG; GLOCAENOG FOREST; 1830; LORD BAGOT; ERIC GILL; FORESTRY COMMISSION; REFORESTATION; DEFORESTATION; IN COMMEMORATION; 414 MTRS; SJ065 552; REPLANTING FORESTS; SIR DDINBYCH; DENBIGHSHIRE; GOGLEDD CYMRU; NORTH WALES; CAIRN; ARCHITECTURAL FOLLY; ARCHITECTURE FOLLIES; 1930;

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OBELISK; CLOCAENOG; GLOCAENOG FOREST; 1830; LORD BAGOT; ERIC GILL; FORESTRY COMMISSION; REFORESTATION; DEFORESTATION; IN COMMEMORATION; 414 MTRS; SJ065 552; REPLANTING FORESTS; SIR DDINBYCH; DENBIGHSHIRE; GOGLEDD CYMRU; NORTH WALES; CAIRN; 2 PLAQUES; ARCHITECTURAL FOLLY; ARCHITECTURE FOLLIES; 1930;

Hadley Highstone Memorial, obelisk, Hadley Highstone, Barnet, Monken Hadley, Herts, Hertfordshire, Sir Jeremy Sambrook, battle, Edward VI, Earl of Warwick, Kingmaker, king maker, houses, folly, memorial, monument, cars, road, lamp posts, trees, hedges, Kitt's End Road, IPSV2678, IPSV1166, IPSV0460, IPSV0015, IPSV2295, IPSV2576,

Hadley Highstone Memorial, Monken Hadley, Barnet, Hertfordshire. The inscription reads 'Here was fought the Famous Battle Between Edward the 4th and the Earl of Warwick April the 14th ANNO 1471 in which the Earl was Defeated and Slain.'

Monument; Dun Laoghaire harbour; moon; obelisk; blue sky; memorial; Dublin; Ireland

PEERS MONUMENT; ST PETERS SQUARE; RUTHIN; 1883; JOHN DOUGLAS; CLOCK TOWER; HORSE TROUGH; WATER FOUNTAIN; MR PEERS; SANDSTONE; RHUTHUN; RUTHIN; SIR DDINBYCH; DENBIGHSHIRE; GOGLEDD CYMRU; NORTH WALES; CYMRU WALES; FOLLY; ARCHITECTURE FOLLIES; ARCHITECTURAL FOLLY;

falmouth, cornwall, UK, folly, killigrew monument, monument, pyramid, obelisk

Falmouth, Cornwall, UK. The Killigrew Monument, 1737

OBELISK; COMMEMORATIVE PLAQUE; 1930; REFORESTATION; CLOCAENOG FOREST; ARCHITECTURAL FOLLY; LORD BAGOT; ERIC GILL; ARCHITECTURE FOLLIES; WORKED STONE;

Thomas Clarkson Monument, Wadesmill, folly, obelisk, monument, slaves, slavery, memorial, campaign, abolition, Wilberforce, Clarkson, Thomas Clarkson, Wisbech, abolitionism, Committee for the Abolition of the Slave Trade, MP, Slave Trade Act, IPSV2678, IPSV6482, IPSV1166,

Thomas Clarkson Monument, Wadesmill, Hertfordshsire. Clarkson died in 1846 at the age of 86. The monument was erected in 1879 and the inscription reads 'On this spot where stands this monument in the month of June 1785 Thomas Clarkson resolved to devote his life to bringing about the abolition of the slave trade.'

Thomas Clarkson Monument, Wadesmill, folly, obelisk, monument, slaves, slavery, memorial, campaign, abolition, Wilberforce, Clarkson, Thomas Clarkson, Wisbech, abolitionism, Committee for the Abolition of the Slave Trade, MP, Slave Trade Act, IPSV2678, IPSV6482, IPSV1166,

Thomas Clarkson Monument, Wadesmill, Hertfordshsire. Clarkson died in 1846 at the age of 86. The monument was erected in 1879 and the inscription reads 'On this spot where stands this monument in the month of June 1785 Thomas Clarkson resolved to devote his life to bringing about the abolition of the slave trade.'

Thomas Clarkson Monument, Wadesmill, folly, obelisk, monument, slaves, slavery, memorial, campaign, abolition, Wilberforce, Clarkson, Thomas Clarkson, Wisbech, abolitionism, Committee for the Abolition of the Slave Trade, MP, Slave Trade Act, IPSV2678, IPSV6482, IPSV1166,

Thomas Clarkson Monument, Wadesmill, Hertfordshsire. Clarkson died in 1846 at the age of 86. The monument was erected in 1879 and the inscription reads 'On this spot where stands this monument in the month of June 1785 Thomas Clarkson resolved to devote his life to bringing about the abolition of the slave trade.' Seen in a line drawing from a 1931 book.

Market Place, Obelisk, Ripon, Yorkshire, North Yorkshire, North Riding, market stalls, canopies, folly, memorial, monument, houses, shops, pedestrians, shoppers, shopping, buildings, cars, vehicles, trees, William Aislabie, John Aislabie, Studley Royal, Nicholas Hawksmoor, cattle market, cattle, pens, IPSV2678, IPSV1406, IPSV1166, IPSV0042, IPSV6952, IPSV1395,

Market Place & Obelisk, Ripon, Yorkshire. The earliest surviving free-standing monumental obelist in Great Britain. Seen in uncredited photo on unused, undated postcard. Best guess on date is early 1950s.

OBELISK; COMMEMORATIVE PLAQUE; 1930; REFORESTATION; CLOCAENOG FOREST; ARCHITECTURAL FOLLY; LORD BAGOT; ERIC GILL; ARCHITECTURE FOLLIES; WORKED STONE; 1830

BIZBIL Ireland Kildare Celbridge Leinster arch obelisk stone monument shadow

BIZBIL Ireland Kildare Celbridge Leinster arch obelisk stone monument shadow

BIZBIL Ireland Kildare Celbridge Leinster arch obelisk stone monument shadow

BIZBIL Ireland Kildare Celbridge Leinster arch obelisk stone monument shadow

BIZBIL Ireland Kildare Celbridge Leinster arch obelisk stone monument shadow

BIZBIL Ireland Kildare Celbridge Leinster arch obelisk stone monument shadow

BIZBIL Ireland Kildare Celbridge Leinster arch obelisk stone monument shadow

PEERS MONUMENT; ST PETERS SQUARE; RUTHIN; 1883; JOHN DOUGLAS; CLOCK TOWER; MR PEERS; SANDSTONE; RHUTHUN; RUTHIN; SIR DDINBYCH; DENBIGHSHIRE; GOGLEDD CYMRU; NORTH WALES; CYMRU WALES; CARVED FIGURE; CARVED SWORDSMAN; SCULPTURE; FOLLY; ARCHITECTURAL FOLLY; ARCHITECTURE FOLLIES;

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Flt Lt Jon Egging Memorial

Davison's Obelisk; Nelson Obelisk; Northumberland; Northumberland Folly; Northumbria; Swarland; England; north east England;

This Grade II listed structure was erected by Alexander Davison in 1807 next to the old post road (later the A1) north of Felton in mid Northumberland

Davison's Obelisk; Nelson Obelisk; Northumberland; Northumberland Folly; Northumbria; Swarland; England; north east England;

This Grade II listed structure was erected by Alexander Davison in 1807 next to the old post road (later the A1) north of Felton in mid Northumberland

Davison's Obelisk; Nelson Obelisk; Northumberland; Northumberland Folly; Northumbria; Swarland; England; north east England;

This Grade II listed structure was erected by Alexander Davison in 1807 next to the old post road (later the A1) north of Felton in mid Northumberland

PEERS MONUMENT; ST PETERS SQUARE; RUTHIN; 1883; JOHN DOUGLAS; CLOCK TOWER; MR PEERS; SANDSTONE; RHUTHUN; RUTHIN; SIR DDINBYCH; DENBIGHSHIRE; GOGLEDD CYMRU; NORTH WALES; CYMRU WALES; CARVED FIGURE; CARVED SWORDSMAN; SCULPTURE; FOLLY; ARCHITECTURAL FOLLY; ARCHITECTURE FOLLIES; WATER FOUNTAIN; GARGOYLE;

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Boadicea Obelisk, Obelisk Farm, Upshire, Essex, Waltham Abbey, Queen Boadicia, death of Boadicia, Boudicca, Boudica, obelisk, folly, marker, legend, blue sky, grass, Gaius Suetonius Paulinus, AD60, AD61, battle, death, history, Romans, Iceni, Epping Forest, suicide, IPSV5264, IPSV2678,

Boadicea Obelisk, Obelisk Farm, Upshire, Essex. The obelisk marks one of the spots where Queen Boadicia reputedly committed suicide by eating poisonous berries to avoid capture after her Iceni army was defeated by the Romans under governor, Gaius Suetonius Paulinus, around AD60-61.

Balfour; East Linton; folly; imposing; Lothian; memorial; military; pillar; portrait format; Scotland; Scottish Borders; Victorian, obelisk, East Linton, Traprain Law,

EAST LOTHIAN : this red sandstone obelisk, erected in 1858, standing on a steep escarpment overlooking Traprain Law and not far from East Linton village, commemorates local worthy James Maitland Balfour, father of Prime Minister Arthur Balfour (1848-1930) ref: 02.9/2/13(13)

Folly, Stratton's Observatory, Herts, Hertfordshire, Little Berkhampstead, Berkhampstead, Lt Berkhampstead, observatory, Frederick John Marrian Stratton, astrophysicist, Solar Physics Observatory, British astronomer, IPSV2678, IPSV2262, IPSV2647, IPSV0576,

Stratton's Observatory, Little Berkhampstead, Hertfordshire. Seen in line drawing from 1931 book.

18th century; accident; antiquity; architecture; Ashley; Beware Chalk Pit; bizarre; Farley Down; folly; Hampshire; horse; landmark; memorial; obelisk; pyramid; Hunters Plate

Ashley, Hampshire : the BEWARE CHALK PIT momument on Farley Down. This obelisk was erected in the memory of a horse named Beware Chalk Pit which, having saved the owner's life when falling into the chalk pit the previous year, went on to win the Hunters Plate at Worthy Down Races in October 1734. ref: 07.5/2/6

harston; village; sign; Cambridgeshire; cambs; English; England; UK; GB; east; anglia

Harston Village Sign, Cambridgeshire, England, UK

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Monuments Architecture WWI, obelisk, Glamorgan Yeomanry, enccym

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photograph of an obelisk in an English meadow

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IPSV0533 Ancient monuments; Lepe; Luttrell; Luttrell's; Luttrell's tower; Towers; United Kingdom; Beach; Folly; Luttrells tower; Sea weed; Tower; Southampton; "(c) Mike Watson"; England; Europe; Follies; Hampshire; IPSV1166 Monuments (ancient); IPSV2678 Follies (historic); IPSV5264 Historic monuments (ancient); IPSV5265 Historic monuments (buildings)

Luttrells Tower was built in the 1780`s by Thomas Sandby. It has three storeys and a cellar. From the cellar there is a tunnel that leads on to the beach.

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Folly follies memorial battle of Naseby English civil War

Memorial column erected near to the site from which Oliver Cromwell led the final cavalry charge which decided the issue of the battle on 14th June 1645.

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Luttrells Tower was built in the 1780`s by Thomas Sandby. It has three storeys and a cellar. From the cellar there is a tunnel that leads on to the beach.;IPSV2678;

Birmingham, monument, memorial, obelisk, St Philips, cathedral, blue sky, tower block, clock tower

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Monument to the People?s Heroes and Great Hall of the People, Tiananmen Square, Beijing, China

war, memorials, soldiers, soldier, courts, law, courts, criminals, criminality, judgement, armistice, remembrance, Cambridgeshire

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Stele Pavilion incorporating a memorial to Tu Duc?s reign, at the tomb of Emperor Tu Duc, near Hue, Vietnam

Girvan; Obelisk; Greenn; Grass; Monument; High; Tall; Stone;

Girvan; Obelisk; Green; Grass; Monument; High; Tall; Stone;

Brightling Obelisk Burwash East Sussex Jack Fuller Folly

Brightling Obelisk near Burwash in East Sussex

Brightling Obelisk Burwash East Sussex Jack Fuller Folly

Brightling Obelisk near Burwash in East Sussex