Disraeli Monument

The Disraeli Monument stands on Tinker’s Hill in the Hughenden Valley, Buckinghamshire, a short distance from Hughenden Manor. Built in 1862 from Bath stone, it rises 50 feet above the surrounding fields. The monument was designed by Edward Buckton Lamb and paid for by Mary Anne Disraeli, daughter-in-law of the man it honours. Isaac D’Israeli was a writer and scholar whose work made literature more accessible to a wider audience. Windsor Castle could once be seen from the top of the monument when it was first built. Mary Anne Disraeli secretly commissioned the monument without her husband Benjamin’s knowledge. Benjamin Disraeli was a prominent politician who served twice as Chancellor of the Exchequer. After the monument’s success, Lamb was hired to remodel Hughenden Manor for the family. Isaac D’Israeli’s son praised the monument in letters as one of the finest in England. The inscription on the east face describes Isaac’s contributions to literature and the affection behind its creation. Visitors reach the monument along a guided walk starting from Hughenden Manor. The stone structure has four faces, each with an inscription. The north face honours Mary Anne Disraeli herself, noting her role as a devoted wife. The surrounding fields and distant views give a sense of the countryside where the D’Israeli family lived. The monument remains a quiet tribute to a family’s literary and political legacy.