Camphill Column is a Grade II* listed building in the Northumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 August 1977. Monument.
Camphill Column
- WRENN ID
- grim-corner-jet
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Northumberland
- Constituency
- North Northumberland MP: David Smith (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 25 August 1977
- Type
- Monument
- Address
- Camphill Column, Swansfield Park, Alnwick
- OS grid reference
- NU 181 123
- Coordinates
- 55.40487, -1.71514
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Camphill Column is a Grade II* monument erected in 1814 to commemorate the Peace of 1814, located on the site of a British Camp. It features a square base with two steps, which includes inscriptions dedicated to Pitt, Wellington, Nelson, and Henry Collingwood Selby, the builder of the monument. The tall column has a high base and is designed according to 'Vitruvian' principles, topped with a ball. The entire structure is made of stone and was constructed by mason John Hall.
Local climate
Camphill Column receives an average of 830 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 53% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 58% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 13 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 88% of listed buildings. Of these, 8 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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