Stoodley Pike Monument

Heritage listing

Details This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 28/10/2016 and on 30/05/2017 SD 92 SE, SD 973242, 7/169 TODMORDEN (former M.B.), LANGFIELD COMMON, Stoodley Pike Monument (Formerly listed as: Stoodley Pike) 2.4.82 II Monument. Originally erected 1815 to commemorate the surrender of Paris to the Allies after the Napoleonic Wars. Rebuilt, after collapse, to a new design by John Green (Portsmouth, Todmorden) in 1856 by public subscription. Restored 1889. Pitch faced stone piers, ashlar cornice carries octagonal gallery with heavy balustrade, 40' from the ground. This supports hammer-dressed stone obelisk which reaches a height of 120'. Single entrance set between stone piers has segmental arch with joggled voussoirs the keystone engraved with Star of David. This leads into a spiral staircase leading to gallery. Over the entrance is engraved tablet which reads: ' A PEACE MONUMENT ERECTED BY PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION COMMENCED IN 1814 TO COMMEMORATE THE SURRENDER OF PARIS TO THE ALLIES AND FINISHED AFTER THE BATTLE OF WATERLOO WHEN PEACE WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1815. BY A STRANGE COINCIDENCE THE PIKE FELL ON THE DAY THE RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR LEFT LONDON BEFORE THE DECLARATION OF WAR WITH RUSSIA IN 1854. WAS REBUILT WHEN PEACE WAS RESTORED IN 1856 RESTORED AND LIGHTNING CONDUCTOR FIXED 1889 '. A prominent landmark. Listing NGR: SD9730624206 Legacy The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system. Legacy System number: 403749 Legacy System: LBS

From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.