ðə faʊndˈeɪʃən ʌvðə pˈɪlɚ wʌz lˈeɪd baɪ pˈɛlæmz sˈʌn tʃˈɑːɹlz ˈændɚsənpˈɛlæm, sˈɛkənd ˈɜːl ʌv jˈɑːɹbəɹˌoʊ, ænd ɪt wʌz kəmplˈiːɾᵻd baɪ hɪz ɡɹˈændsʌn tʃˈɑːɹlz ˈændɚsənpˈɛlæm, θˈɜːd ˈɜːl ʌv jˈɑːɹbəɹˌoʊ, ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi nˈaɪn.
The foundation of the pillar was laid by Pelham's son Charles Anderson-Pelham, 2nd Earl of Yarborough, and it was completed by his grandson Charles Anderson-Pelham, 3rd Earl of Yarborough, in 1849.