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Location: Henley-On-Thames, South Oxfordshire, Oxfordshire, South East England, England, United Kingdom

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3. View of Temple Island – Hambleden Lock and Weir loop from Henley-on-Thames

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Edvard

May 13, 2018

The iconic obelisk which now stands on Mill Meadows beside the playgrounds and river has had an interesting journey in the town over the years, being sited at two other locations before it came to this last resting place in 1973.

A new plaque outlining the fascinating history and the locations of the obelisk was unveiled on Saturday. The obelisk was made from Portland Stone in 1788 and was a symbol of Henley’s civic pride and prosperity and was first installed in Market Place. It was inscribed with the distances to Reading, Oxford and London. The obelisk was replaced in Market Place by the Phillimore Fountain in 1885 which was also moved after 17 years to where is now located near St Mary’s Church. The obelisk was moved to a roundabout at Northfield End but in 1970 it was dismantled to make way for a road improvement scheme.

henleyherald.com/2016/11/22/icon-town-landmark-gets-historical-plaque

Kit P

January 20, 2021

Built in 1788 from Portland Stone, this eye-catching obelisk first stood in Market Place. It was erected during the modernisation of the town and was a marker of civic pride. It was moved to its current position, next to the towpath at Mill Meadows in the 1970s, but it's actually moved several times to various spots around town.

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Location: Henley-On-Thames, South Oxfordshire, Oxfordshire, South East England, England, United Kingdom

Henley Obelisk

1. View of Temple Island – Hambleden Lock and Weir loop from Hambleden

2. View of Temple Island – Hambleden Lock and Weir loop from Henley-on-Thames

3. View of Temple Island – Hambleden Lock and Weir loop from Henley-on-Thames

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