Comments on: The Obelisk, Umberslade, Warwickshire https://thefollyflaneuse.com/the-obelisk-umberslade-warwickshire/ Rambles to, and ramblings about, Follies and Garden and Landscape Ornament. Mon, 06 Oct 2025 16:20:39 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Editor https://thefollyflaneuse.com/the-obelisk-umberslade-warwickshire/#comment-24083 Mon, 06 Oct 2025 16:20:39 +0000 https://thefollyflaneuse.com/?p=14640#comment-24083 In reply to TOM GARDNER.

Good afternoon Tom. I found the photograph of the ‘fallen star’ really quite poignant. I’m pleased that the obelisk is still standing, and in good condition, even without its crowning glory.

]]> By: TOM GARDNER https://thefollyflaneuse.com/the-obelisk-umberslade-warwickshire/#comment-24082 Mon, 06 Oct 2025 16:15:24 +0000 https://thefollyflaneuse.com/?p=14640#comment-24082 MORNING. (TOM NYC)
WHILE OUR MONUMENTS AREN’T EVEN CLOSE, AGE WISE, TO YOURS; FOR THOSE OF US WHO UNDERSTAND AND APPRECIATE THIER SPECIAL HISTORY,
THE ‘MAGIC’ – THAT SET OUR IMAGINATION … ‘ON FIRE’ – IS THE SAME.
WHY EVEN … ‘A FALLEN STAR’ – HAS ITS SPECIAL, MYSTIC POWER.

]]> By: Editor https://thefollyflaneuse.com/the-obelisk-umberslade-warwickshire/#comment-24057 Sun, 05 Oct 2025 06:37:03 +0000 https://thefollyflaneuse.com/?p=14640#comment-24057 In reply to Peter Lawford.

Good morning Peter. It is so kind of you to comment and let me know you appreciate the weekly posts. It is always heartening to know that there are people out there reading my ramblings – especially as far away as New Brunswick.

]]> By: Peter Lawford https://thefollyflaneuse.com/the-obelisk-umberslade-warwickshire/#comment-24048 Sat, 04 Oct 2025 21:46:17 +0000 https://thefollyflaneuse.com/?p=14640#comment-24048 Although I don’t comment very often, I do read and enjoy every new article….. New Brunswick. Canada, but not for the first 55 years… 🙂

]]> By: Editor https://thefollyflaneuse.com/the-obelisk-umberslade-warwickshire/#comment-24043 Sat, 04 Oct 2025 15:30:16 +0000 https://thefollyflaneuse.com/?p=14640#comment-24043 In reply to David Turner Rhodes.

Hello David. Obelisks with gilded finials are quite fascinating. There are the suns at Stourhead and Windsor for example, both restored and gleaming, and the recently replaced sun at Wentworth Castle. I’m sure there are more to discover. But as you say, Ripon led the way.

]]> By: David Turner Rhodes https://thefollyflaneuse.com/the-obelisk-umberslade-warwickshire/#comment-24040 Sat, 04 Oct 2025 10:35:29 +0000 https://thefollyflaneuse.com/?p=14640#comment-24040 It has a close resemblance to the obelisk in Ripon Market Place and the gold Horn at the top
Grade 1 LB -1702 John Aislabie funded it. Deemed to be the earliest public obelisk in UK

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