Obelisk Obelisk in Whiteoaks Wood is a Grade II listed building in the Trafford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 July 1985. Obelisk.

Obelisk Obelisk in Whiteoaks Wood

WRENN ID
final-threshold-clover
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Trafford
Constituency
Altrincham and Sale West MP: Mr Connor Rand (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
12 July 1985
Type
Obelisk
Address
Obelisk Obelisk in Whiteoaks Wood, Back Lane, Dunham Massey
OS grid reference
SJ 732 879
Coordinates
53.38806, -2.40362
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The obelisk in Whiteoaks Wood is an 18th-century structure made of sandstone. It serves as a prominent feature at the end of the northern view from Dunham Massey Hall. The obelisk has a tall shaft that rests on a stepped plinth. There is a local tradition suggesting that this obelisk marks the burial place of a racehorse.

Local climate

Obelisk Obelisk in Whiteoaks Wood sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,020 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 82% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 71% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 73% of listed buildings. Of these, 20 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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