Belwood Obelisk is a Grade II listed building in the North Lincolnshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 July 1987. Obelisk.
Belwood Obelisk
- WRENN ID
- gentle-string-curlew
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Lincolnshire
- Constituency
- Doncaster East and the Isle of Axholme MP: Lee Pitcher (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 15 July 1987
- Type
- Obelisk
- Address
- Belwood Obelisk, Belton Road
- OS grid reference
- SE 795 074
- Coordinates
- 53.55737, -0.80024
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Belwood Obelisk is an obelisk, likely built in the mid to late 18th century for Alan or William Johnson of Temple Belwood. It is constructed of brown brick with sandstone ashlar dressings. The structure features a brick pedestal with a plain ashlar base and cap, topped by a brick obelisk that has a pointed ashlar cap. The south side of the obelisk has three rectangular openings, which are somewhat damaged and likely served as nesting holes. The overall height of the obelisk is approximately 10 metres. It is reputed to have been built in memory of a favorite horse and hound. At the time of the last survey, the obelisk was in serious disrepair.
Local climate
Belwood Obelisk sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 720 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 84% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 88% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 54% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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