SP5806 : Obelisk, garden of Shotover House

near to Forest Hill, Oxfordshire, Great Britain

Obelisk, garden of Shotover House
Obelisk, garden of Shotover House
The obelisk was designed by William Kent in the 1730s when he laid out the gardens west of Shotover House. The Oxford Inscriptions website LinkExternal link records the story that it marks the place where Elizabeth 1st took leave of Oxford in 1592 on her last visit.
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SP5806, 4 images   (more nearby - lo-fi)
Photographer
David Hawgood   (find more nearby)
Image classification
Geograph (First for SP5806)
Date Taken
Thursday, 22 June, 2006   (more nearby)
Submitted
Saturday, 24 June, 2006
Category
Obelisk   (more nearby)
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SP 582 067 [100m precision]
WGS84: 51:45.3584N 1:9.4935W
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