Description
The structure is circular in plan with its shape described as that of a sugar loaf, and is surmounted with a ball finial. It is built in sandstone rubble which has been rendered and painted. It is about 18 feet (5 m) high. Stone paving has been laid around its base which is inscribed with the points of the compass.
Until at least 1925 the structure was unpainted. It has been painted in a number of different colours over the years, most commonly in white. In 2005 vandals painted it partly in pink. In March 2009 it was repainted in white with the ball finial in black. In 2012 a Jubilee crown and the dates 1952-2012 were added to the north-west face and Olympic Rings added to the south-east face. The green ring is in the form of a laurel wreath encircling a gold medal and the number 29 inset.
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