Obelisk on the Site of St Leonard's Chapel at Sk 2713 0185 is a Grade II listed building in the North Warwickshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 May 1988. A C19 Obelisk.
Obelisk on the Site of St Leonard's Chapel at Sk 2713 0185
- WRENN ID
- lost-slate-merlin
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Warwickshire
- Constituency
- North Warwickshire and Bedworth MP: Rachel Taylor (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 23 May 1988
- Type
- Obelisk
- Address
- Obelisk on the Site of St Leonard's Chapel at Sk 2713 0185, Polesworth
- OS grid reference
- SK 271 018
- Coordinates
- 52.61374, -1.60064
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a 19th-century obelisk made of sandstone, located on the site of St Leonard's Chapel. It is inscribed with the words 'SITE OF THE CHAPEL OF ST. LEONARD AT HOD DEMOLISHED 1538 30TH HENRY VIII'. The obelisk stands approximately 6 meters high and features a badly damaged base consisting of four steps.
Local climate
Obelisk on the Site of St Leonard's Chapel at Sk 2713 0185 receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 65% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 71% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 69% 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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