COLUMN,35 METRES EAST OF EDLESTON HOUSE - List Entry

  • Description

    "Commemorative column, c.1750. Erected by Sir Hugh Smithson at Stanwick Park, North Yorkshire, to commemorate the Peace of Aachen of 1748 and re-erected by Robert Edleston in 1923 in the grounds of Edleston House, Gainford. Sandstone ashlar. Tall, Roman Doric column on square-plan pedestal with moulded plinth and cornice. Column supports square-plan plinth and-stepped base (which formerly supported a statue, now destroyed)."
  • Owner

    Historic England
  • Source

    Local (Co-Curate)
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  • Further information

    Link: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1159714
    Resource type: Text/Website
    Added by: Simon Cotterill
    Last modified: 4 years ago
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