Simeon Monument
The Simeon Monument, also known as the Soane Obelisk, the Soane Monument and the Simeon Obelisk, is a stone structure in Market Place, the former site of the market in Reading, Berkshire. It was commissioned by Edward Simeon, a Reading-born merchant who became extremely wealthy as a City of London trader. Simeon's brother, John, was a former Member of Parliament for Reading who had lost his seat in the 1802 elections to the parliament of the newly created United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, since which time the family had been engaged in ostentatious spending locally in an effort to gain support among the town's voters.
Quick facts
- Type
- Historic
- Location
- Reading
- Coordinates
- 51.45490, -0.96804
Nearby
Within 500m: 69 cafes, 0 restaurants, 127 businesses, 2 other places , 1 hotels
Within 1000m: 99 cafes, 0 restaurants, 233 businesses, 5 other places , 3 hotels
Within 2000m: 156 cafes, 0 restaurants, 493 businesses, 7 other places , 7 hotels
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