Amiens Column is a Grade II listed building in the Kirklees local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 January 1967. A Georgian Monument.

Amiens Column

WRENN ID
rooted-spire-onyx
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Kirklees
Constituency
Colne Valley MP: Paul Davies (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
16 January 1967
Type
Monument
Period
Georgian
Address
Amiens Column, Towngate, Holme Valley
OS grid reference
SE 142 082
Coordinates
53.57056, -1.78592
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Amiens Column is a monument dated 1810, constructed from stone. It features an octagonal column and base set on a large rough square block. The column has a moulded square capital topped with a ball finial. An inscription on the column includes the words "1810 - Erected to commemorate the short Peace of Amiens."

Local climate

Amiens Column 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 72% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 48 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 90% of listed buildings. Of these, 28 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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