Obelisk

An obelisk monument in the center of market square

Obelisk is.a.monument located in the market.square of Ripon, a little city in Yorkshire, in the center of England. It was built at the beginning of the 18th Century. In fact, in the market square ther...

Lovely square in a small but perfectly formed city

Central monument in Ripon Market Place, which also hosts the Cabmen's Shelter and four old style red telephone boxes. To the south of the Market Square is Ripon Town Hall and on the north east corner ...

Interesting and Historical

We live in Ripon and so pass it often. It's a really nice site to see, as it add a little bit more history to Ripon's already historical Market Place. Saw the Hornblower there too who explained some o...

An impressive centrepiece to the Market Place

Built in 1702 by John Aislabie of Studley Royal, this 80 foot high column is believed to be the earliest surviving free-standing monumental obelist in Great Britain. Surmounted by tall wrought iron we...

Well kept

A lovely well kept area with seating and at night out with fairy lights magical to see. Well done Ripon. Well worth a visit