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The list description is not intended to be a complete inventory of what is listed: it is principally intended to aid identification. By law, the definition of a listed building includes the entire building (i) and any structure or object that is fixed to the said building and ancillary to it and (ii) any other structure or object that forms part of the land and has done so since before 1 July 1948, and was within the curtilage of the building, and ancillary to it, on the date on which said building was first included in the list, or on 1 January 1969, whichever was later.
Summary Description
Reference Number
8947
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
26/03/1985
Date of Amendment
26/03/1985
Name of Property
Price Monument
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Powys
Community
Presteigne
Town
Locality
Norton
Easting
328496
Northing
268671
Street Side
Location
On an elevated site above the road, close to Offa's Dyke at Hengwm Hill to NW of Village.
Description
Broad Class
Commemorative
Period
History
About 1887.
Exterior
Polished red granite obelisk with a stepped granite plinth and pedimented stem set on a stone pedestal.
The N face is inscribe with leaded lettering as follows:
"This Public Monument was erected by subscription to perpetuate the memory of Sir Richard Green Price, 1st Baronet, Born 1803 - Died 1887, whose services to the County of Radnor will long outlive his name etc".
Interior
Reason for designation
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