Cherhill, White Horse And Monument c.1955
Photo ref:
C770049
More about this scene
This view can be seen from the A4 road to Marlborough. Situated on the edge of the Cherhill Downs, just below the earthworks known as Oldbury Castle, this is the second oldest of the Wiltshire white horses. It was cut in 1780 under the instructions of a local physician, Dr Christopher Allsup. The shape was marked out with a series of white flags, which were positioned under his instructions shouted through a loud-hailer. It is 123 feet wide and 131 feet high, with 8000 square feet of chalk exposed. Nearby is the 125- foot Lansdowne Monument, an obelisk designed by Sir Charles Barry and erected by the 3rd Marquess to commemorate his ancestor, the economist Sir William Petty. It was renovated by the National Trust in 1990.
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