Obelisk in Grounds of Danesford School is a Grade II listed building in the Cheshire East local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 April 1975. Obelisk.

Obelisk in Grounds of Danesford School

WRENN ID
buried-tracery-auburn
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cheshire East
Constituency
Congleton MP: Sarah Russell (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
4 April 1975
Type
Obelisk
Address
Obelisk in Grounds of Danesford School, West Road, Congleton
OS grid reference
SJ 850 630
Coordinates
53.16481, -2.22433
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The obelisk in the grounds of Danesford School is a carved stone structure, likely dating from the mid-19th century. It stands approximately 9 feet high and is designed in the style of a Chinese pagoda. The obelisk is set on an octagonal stone pedestal with panelled sides. This obelisk, along with Woodlands and Danesford School, forms a notable group.

Local climate

Obelisk in Grounds of Danesford School sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 990 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 79% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 61% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 48 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 89% of listed buildings. Of these, 27 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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