Howe Plantation Obelisk, 70 Metres North East of Woodland Grange is a Grade II listed building in the Gedling local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 February 1993. Commemorative obelisk.

Howe Plantation Obelisk, 70 Metres North East of Woodland Grange

WRENN ID
sheer-step-flax
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Gedling
Constituency
Sherwood Forest MP: Michelle Welsh (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
24 February 1993
Type
Commemorative obelisk
OS grid reference
SK 568 523
Coordinates
53.06546, -1.15348
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Howe Plantation Obelisk is a commemorative structure built in 1794, located 70 metres north-east of Woodland Grange in Papplewick. It was erected for Frederick Montague of Papplewick Hall to mark the establishment of this woodland plantation. The obelisk is made of sandstone ashlar and has an octagonal shape, standing on an octagonal pier with a moulded base and top. The front side features an oval raised panel inscribed with "HOWE PLANTATION June the 1st 1794," along with the initials "F" and "M" above the inscription. This obelisk is part of a series of plantations created by Frederick Montague on the Papplewick Estate, each named after a notable naval commander of his time.

Local climate

Howe Plantation Obelisk, 70 Metres North East of Woodland Grange sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 730 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 77% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 85% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 75% 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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