Obelisk on Small Green Approximately 50 Metres South of Church of St Cuthbert is a Grade II listed building in the Sefton local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 November 1972. Obelisk.

Obelisk on Small Green Approximately 50 Metres South of Church of St Cuthbert

WRENN ID
waning-gallery-sorrel
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Sefton
Constituency
Southport MP: Patrick Hurley (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
15 November 1972
Type
Obelisk
OS grid reference
SD 365 185
Coordinates
53.65987, -2.96216
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The obelisk is a commemorative structure located on a small green approximately 50 meters south of the Church of St Cuthbert in Southport. It dates from the 18th century and was originally situated at Worden Hall in Leyland before being moved to its current location in 1950. The obelisk is made of dressed gritstone blocks and has a square section. The pedestal is about 2 meters high and features a chamfered base, a broad band, and a cavetto-moulded cornice. There is a worn inscription around the east, north, and west sides that reads: "Rebuilt in Commemor / ation of the Glorious / [illegible]." The tall obelisk stands on block-and-ball feet and has panelled sides topped with a metal flaming sun finial. It forms a group with the Church of St Cuthbert and two old lamp posts at the corners of the green, as well as the Hesketh Arms Hotel, which faces the green from the east.

Local climate

Obelisk on Small Green Approximately 50 Metres South of Church of St Cuthbert sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,310 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 95% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 96% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 13 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 88% of listed buildings. Of these, 5 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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