The obelisk is constructed from red and blue Staffordshire bricks manufactured ty Streetly Brick & Tile Limited. It is 8 metres in height has a stone plaque at its base which records the name of the obelisk and company which sponsored its construction.
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The Festival Park transformed a derelict area which was formerly the site of a Steelworks and this optimistic forward-looking initiative is the reason for the naming of the obelisk.