Chalfont St Peter

obelisk

England

region:

Hertfordshire

Grid Ref:

TQ003924

Road:

Near:

Rickmansworth

height above ground:

900cm

surveyed:

06 July 2002

Inscription
front
1785 To NEWLAND I Mile & III Furl.g's To Chesham VII Miles BUILT BY SIR H.T.GOTT RESTORED BY H.BROWN IN 1879 To Denham IV Miles To Uxbridge VI Miles LONDON XXI

On Chesham Lane, this obelisk was originally 60 feet high(12), but lightning strikes in 1879 and the early 1960s have shortened it to half that height

detail of Chalfont St Peter obelisk at TQ003924

extra detail of Chalfont St Peter obelisk at TQ003924

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