The Obelisk is a Grade I listed building in the Shropshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 October 1960. Column.
The Obelisk
- WRENN ID
- ancient-pedestal-heath
- Grade
- I
- Local Planning Authority
- Shropshire
- Constituency
- The Wrekin MP: Mark Pritchard (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 28 October 1960
- Type
- Column
- Address
- The Obelisk, Hawkstone Park, Weston-Under-Redcastle
- OS grid reference
- SJ 579 292
- Coordinates
- 52.85885, -2.62665
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Obelisk is a Grade I listed column built in 1795 for Sir Richard Hill, located in Hawkstone Park, Weston-under-Redcastle. It is constructed of red sandstone ashlar, with grey sandstone ashlar at the top. The tall circular column stands on a stepped plinth with a moulded capping at the top, which supports a square ledge that was formerly railed. The column features four round windows on its sides, a moulded capping, and the remains of a statue at the top. There is a square-headed doorway on the west side of the plinth and narrow rectangular slit openings in the column.
Inside, there is a spiral staircase with 149 steps. The Obelisk was erected to commemorate Sir Rowland Hill, the first Protestant Lord Mayor of London. Originally, it was topped with a statue of the mayor, sculpted by John Nelson of Shrewsbury, which was destroyed during a storm in the late 1930s. It also once had a plaque with a long inscription, likely located in a rectangular recess on the south side of the plinth. The Obelisk has been illuminated on several occasions, including when news of Nelson's victory on the Nile was received. It offers extensive views over Hawkstone Park and the surrounding area.
Local climate
The Obelisk receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 61% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 89% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 42 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 80% of listed buildings. Of these, 22 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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