Public Monument and Sculpture Association National Recording Project

Obelisk

Region ID

UEL

Work ID

551

Manual Reference

NE068

Title

Obelisk

Not Known

Not known

Date of design

Year of unveiling

1987

Unveiling details

Road

Ambassador Gardens

Precise Location

Railed garden in centre of square

A to Z Ref

86 Pc 43

OS Ref

TQ425818

Postcode

E6

Work is

Extant

Listing Status

Not listed

Duty of Care

Commissioned by

London Docklands Development Corporation

Notes

Plain white stone obelisk rising from a two-stepped square base. A tapering column with a four-sided summit.

circa

raw year

1987

Condition

Good

At risk

No known risk

Inscriptions

Signatures

Elements

Element Details

Part of work

Material

Dimensions

Whole work

White stone

640cm high approx

Base

White stone

155cm high x 112cm square

Tapering column

White stone

455cm high x 76cm square at base, 35cm square at top, all approx

Two steps at foot of obelisk

White stone

30cm high

Assessment of Condition

Surface Character: nothing recorded

Structural Condition: nothing recorded

Vandalism

Vandalism

Comment

Graffiti

Some felt-tip pen scrawling at base of column