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Title
Obelisk
Date
1734
Medium
Bath stone
Measurements
H 820 x W 60 x D 60 cm
Accession number
BA1_WAC_S013
Acquisition method
commissioned by Beau Nash
Work type
Monument
Work status
extant
Listing status
Grade II* (England and Wales)
Listing date
12/06/50
Access
at all times
Inscription description
west side: Royal coat of arms; south side, in a wreath of tulips: RESTORED 1872; north side, in a wreath of tulips: RICARDUS NASH, ARIN, PORSUIT; east side, in a wreath of leaves: AURIACO / AQUARUM THERMALIUM / FAVENT DIO / OVANTE BRITANNIA / FELICITERRESTITUTAE / MDCCXXXIV