Obelisk at National Grid Reference So 7523 is a Grade II* listed building in the Herefordshire, County of local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 January 1986. A Georgian Obelisk. 1 related planning application.

Obelisk at National Grid Reference So 7523

WRENN ID
far-vestry-bone
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Herefordshire, County of
Constituency
North Herefordshire MP: Dr Ellie Chowns (Green)
Country
England
Date first listed
10 January 1986
Type
Obelisk
Period
Georgian
Address
Obelisk at National Grid Reference So 7523, Eastnor, HR8 1ES
OS grid reference
SO 752 378
Coordinates
52.03829, -2.36249
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The obelisk, erected in 1812, is likely designed by Sir Robert Smirke for the 2nd Lord Somers. It is constructed of ashlar stone and features a square panelled base set on a tooled plinth, with a stepped top above a plain band. The shaft tapers to a pyramidal top. Each side of the base has inscribed panels: the north side commemorates the Honourable Edward Cocks, who fell at Burgos, Spain in 1812; the east side honors Lord Chancellor Somers, who died in 1806; and the south side is dedicated to Ensign James Cocks, who died in 1758.

Local climate

Obelisk at National Grid Reference So 7523 receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 69% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 60% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 75% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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