Boughton Obelisk - Northants - Obelisks on Waymarking.com

Long Description:
Boughton Obelisk was built in 1764,by William Wentworth,2nd Earl
of Strafford [ 1722-01.] Who lived at Boughton Hall a 100 foot High Column of local white sandstone.It is the most prominenet of the seven follies in Boughton Park. it once bore the inscription:

"This Obelisk was erected in 1764 In memory of His Grace Wiliam Cavendish 4th Duke of Devonshire "
William Cavendish was a life long friend of Wentworth's and had been educated at Boughton. He became Prime Minister in 1756 on the opposite side was a quotation from Popes Essay on Man

"Here in the rich The Honour'rd Fam'd and Great
see the false scales of Happiness complete "

PLACED BY NORTHAMPTON BOROUGH COUNCIL 1995

Height: 100 Feet Website: [Web Link] Date Created/Placed: Not listed Address: Not listed Illuminated: Not Listed

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