Obelisk is a Grade II listed building in the Warrington local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 December 1983. Obelisk.
Obelisk
- WRENN ID
- first-roof-willow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Warrington
- Constituency
- Warrington South MP: Sarah Hall (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 23 December 1983
- Type
- Obelisk
- Address
- Obelisk, High Warren, Appleton
- OS grid reference
- SJ 614 842
- Coordinates
- 53.35374, -2.58131
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The obelisk, built in 1874, is made of sandstone and features a stepped base. At each of the four corners, there are sculptured lions. On the east side of the base, there is a panel that displays a beast's head in relief. This moderate-sized obelisk stands on the site of a former beacon and is primarily recognized as a landmark.
Local climate
Obelisk sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,000 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 80% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 65% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 59% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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