Memorial details

Memorial type
Obelisk
District
Aylesbury Vale
Town
Stowe
County
Buckinghamshire
Country
England
Commemoration
Seven Years' War (1756-1763)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
61680

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Current location

Outside garden to the north of Stowe House
Stowe House
Stowe
Aylesbury Vale
Buckinghamshire
England

OS Grid Ref: SP672379
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Ashlar stone obelisk set on a stone pedestal. The configuration of the trees around the obelisk represent the layout of regiments at the Battle of Quebec, 13th September 1759.
Inscription
TO/ MAJORGENERAL/ WOLFE
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • Seven Years' War (1756-1763)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Obelisk
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone - Ashlar
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • Pevsner Architectural Guides by Pevsner, Nikolaus Buckinghamshire. pp.673, 685 Published:Oxford University Press
  • Gowing and Clarke: Drawings of Stowe by John Chand Nattes in Buckinghamshire County Museum (1983) plate 42.

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