Wednesday, 28 February 2018

Obelisk / Mitcham

"Erected by the Reverend Richard Cranmer, Lord of the Manor of Mitcham Canons to commemorate the finding of an artesian spring there after the dry summers" [source PMSA]. Channeled render, c.6m high, inscribed 25 September 1822. Grade II listed 1954, needs repair. London Borough of Merton.  
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