Monument to Charles Brook is a Grade II listed building in the Blaby local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 February 1987. Monument.
Monument to Charles Brook
- WRENN ID
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- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Blaby
- Constituency
- South Leicestershire MP: Alberto Costa (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 23 February 1987
- Type
- Monument
- Address
- Monument to Charles Brook, Blaby Road, Enderby
- OS grid reference
- SP 537 994
- Coordinates
- 52.59004, -1.20862
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Monument to Charles Brook, dating from around 1872, is located on Blaby Road in Enderby. It commemorates Charles Brook, who lived from 1813 to 1872. The monument features a square stone base with two polygonal steps leading up to a cylindrical pedestal made of polished granite, which has an inscription as well as a moulded capital and base. Atop the pedestal is a short quatrefoil pier crafted from white marble, adorned with a stiff-leaf capital. The front shaft of the pier displays a carved portrait head within a mandorla-type arrangement. Above this is a carved figure of an angel, depicted kneeling on one knee, with small children sheltered under its wings. Charles Brook was known for funding the rebuilding of the church opposite the monument and likely also contributed to the construction of the nearby school.
Local climate
Monument to Charles Brook receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 73% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 69% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 61% 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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