Grade I listed building · Historic England

Ripon Obelisk

On the list as Obelisk

Listed Grade I since 194977 years · Grade I is the top 2.5% of England’s listed buildings

MMemorialsCARipon conservation area1949Listed

About

About Ripon Obelisk

Ripon Obelisk, listed as Obelisk, is one of 3 Grade I listed buildings in Ripon and about 9,341 in England. It was among the first 29 buildings in Ripon to be listed, on 27 May 1949. It stands in the Ripon conservation area, designated in 1969. Within 400 metres are 1 more Grade I building and 195 other listed buildings.

HERead the official list entryHistoric England’s description of the building, its history and why it is listed · List entry 1315492↗

Grade I is for buildings of exceptional interest, about 2.5% of all listed buildings in England. Listing protects the whole building, inside and out: changes need listed building consent from the council.

Visit

Make it a walk: 5 listed buildings in about 15 minutes

Ripon · about 0.5 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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Farther afield

The Old DeaneryGrade II*0.2mi

Ripon CathedralGrade I0.2mi Gazebos in Gardens of Numbers 7 and 8Grade II*0.2mi

Church of St WilfridGrade II*0.2mi The Old HallGrade II*0.2mi

Thorpe Prebend HouseGrade II*0.2mi

Around it

73 more listed buildings within 150 metres

Grade I and II* ones open their own page; Grade II ones open the official list entry.

IIK6 Telephone Kiosks Row of 421 m IICabmen's Shelter26 m II30 and 31, Market Place37 m II5, Market Place39 m II8 and 9, Market Place42 m II25 and 26, Market Place46 m IIStudley Royal Hotel46 m II37, Market Place46 m II23 and 24, Market Place48 m IIThe Unicorn Hotel51 m II34, Market Place51 m II*Ripon Town Hall52 m IIHouse Attached to South of Numbers 23 and 2454 m II*The Wakeman's House56 m II13, Market Place57 m II1, Market Place57 m II17, 17A and 18, Market Place58 m II41, Market Place59 m

Show the other 55

II20, Market Place61 m II14, Market Place63 m II42, Market Place63 m IINumber 3 (Annexe to Unicorn Hotel) and Number 4 Market Place65 m II15, Market Place65 m II2, Fishergate67 m II4, Fishergate68 m II12, Queen Street70 m IIMidland Bank72 m II24, High Skellgate75 m II11, Queen Street76 m II41 and 42, Kirkgate77 m II10, Queen Street82 m II3, High Skellgate88 m II9, Queen Street90 m II22, High Skellgate92 m II8, Queen Street94 m II5, Westgate95 m II11, Fishergate98 m II4 and 5, High Skellgate98 m II7, Queen Street99 m II39, Kirkgate100 m IIEast Part of Number 6101 m II25 and 26, Westgate102 m II38 and 38A, Kirkgate105 m IINumbers 6, 7 and 8, High Skellgate107 m II1, Duck Hill108 m II21, High Skellgate108 m IIWest Part of Number 6 and Number 7108 m II2, Duck Hill112 m II2, Old Market Place112 m II9, 10 and 11, Old Market Place115 m II19 and 20, High Skellgate115 m II23, Westgate115 m II18, Fishergate118 m IIThe Wakeman Public House119 m IINumber 36 (The Royal Oak Public House) and Number 37, Kirkgate120 m II22, Westgate121 m II8 and 9, Westgate121 m IILamb and Flag Public House124 m II20, Fishergate126 m II35, Kirkgate128 m IIThe Black Swan Public House129 m II10, 11 and 11A, Westgate131 m IIThe Black Bull Public House135 m II33 and 34, Kirkgate136 m II17 and 17A, High Skellgate139 m II20, Westgate140 m II6 and 6A, Water Skellgate141 m II5A, 5 and 6, Kirkgate142 m II5, Water Skellgate146 m IIHornblower Restaurant146 m II1, 2 and 3, Fishers Court146 m II17, 18 and 19, Westgate148 m II4, Water Skellgate149 m

Questions about Ripon Obelisk

Is Ripon Obelisk listed?

Yes. Obelisk is listed Grade I on the National Heritage List for England (list entry 1315492), first listed on 27 May 1949.

Can you visit Ripon Obelisk?

It can be seen from the street; whether you can go inside depends on its owner.

Is Ripon Obelisk in a conservation area?

Yes, the Ripon conservation area, designated in 1969.

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