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1702. Architect: Nicholas Hawksmoor.

The earliest surviving free-standing monumental obelisk in Great Britain.

Clerk of Works: Cornelius Varker. Masons: William Etty and William Cowling. Carver: Samuel Carpenter of York. Smith: John Hood. Ashlar, Plinth. Tall, simply moulded base, with a plaque misleadingly inscribed: "MDCCLXXXI ERECTED AT THE EXPENSE OF WILLIAM AISLABIE ESQUIRE, WHO REPRESENTED THIS BOROUGH IN PARLIAMENT SIXTY YEARS. THE MAYOR, ALDERMEN AND ASSISTANTS OF RIPON ORDERED THIS INSCRIPTION, MDCCLXXXV THE HONOURABLE FREDERICK ROBINSON, MAYOR."

Obelisk surmounted by tall wrought iron weather-vane incorporating a representation of the Wakeman's Horn. Eighty feet high. Built by John Aislabie of Studley Royal.

William Aislabie's contribution in 1781 must have been to repair it. He may also have removed the wrought iron railings surrounding it, and replaced them with 4 smaller obelisks at the corners, which have also been removed since.
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Source Nicholas Hawksmoor: Obelisk, Ripon Market Place
Author Amanda Slater from Coventry, West Midlands, UK
Camera location54° 08′ 11.12″ N, 1° 31′ 25.62″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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