Obelisk at Darlington Memorial Hospital is a Grade II listed building in the Darlington local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 January 1997. A 20th century War memorial. 1 related planning application.

Obelisk at Darlington Memorial Hospital

WRENN ID
ruined-oriel-vale
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Darlington
Constituency
Darlington MP: Lola McEvoy (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
28 January 1997
Type
War memorial
Period
20th century
Address
Obelisk at Darlington Memorial Hospital, Hollyhurst Road, DL3 6HX
OS grid reference
NZ 282 152
Coordinates
54.53196, -1.56552
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The obelisk at Darlington Memorial Hospital is a war memorial erected around 1920. It is constructed of ashlar and features a plain obelisk with a stepped pyramidal cap and a square base. The obelisk is set on an octagonal plinth that has steps on two sides. On the front face of the obelisk, there is a bronze wreath. The memorial inscription and the names of the deceased are located in the nearby Memorial Hall.

Local climate

Obelisk at Darlington Memorial Hospital receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 52% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 84% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 44 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 85% of listed buildings. Of these, 24 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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