Monuments (Metropolis) Act, 1878
WHEREAS the Thames Embankments called the Victoria, Albert, and Chelsea Embankments, and other lands, are vested in the Metropolitan Board of Works, and subject to their control and management for the benefit of the public; And whereas it would be to the advantage of the Metropolis that facilities should be afforded for the maintenance of the obelisk known by the name of Cleopatra's Needle upon the Victoria Embankment, and that other powers should be conferred as in this Act provided with res...