Farnborough Hall the Obelisk is a Grade II listed building in the Stratford-on-Avon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 May 1967. Obelisk.

Farnborough Hall the Obelisk

WRENN ID
quiet-cellar-swallow
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Stratford-on-Avon
Constituency
Kenilworth and Southam MP: Sir Jeremy Wright (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
30 May 1967
Type
Obelisk
OS grid reference
SP 430 486
Coordinates
52.13466, -1.37244
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Obelisk at Farnborough Hall is a structure dating from around 1746, with a date of 1751 and noted as 'Rebuilt 1823'. It is possibly designed by Sanderson Miller for William Holbech. The obelisk is made of limestone ashlar and is tall and very slender. It features a high pedestal with a moulded stepped base and cornice. This structure serves as the focal point at the end of the Terrace Walk, which is likely also designed by Miller, and represents a significant example of 18th-century landscape design.

Local climate

Farnborough Hall the Obelisk receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 72% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 64% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 71% 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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