Willes Obelisk is a Grade II listed building in the Warwick local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 March 1970. Obelisk.
Willes Obelisk
- WRENN ID
- proud-alcove-crimson
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Warwick
- Constituency
- Warwick and Leamington MP: Matt Western (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 25 March 1970
- Type
- Obelisk
- Address
- Willes Obelisk, Jephson Gardens, Royal Leamington Spa
- OS grid reference
- SP 319 656
- Coordinates
- 52.2877, -1.53246
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Willes Obelisk is an obelisk located in Jephson Gardens, Royal Leamington Spa, built in 1875. It is made of grey granite and stands on a stone base, featuring three steps leading up to a Neo-Gothic pedestal. The pedestal has pillars at the corners with foliate capitals and arched panels that carry shields. The obelisk is inscribed with the words, "Erected in honour of Edward Willes Esquire of Newbold Comyn to whom Leamington is indebted for the site of these gardens."
Historically, Edward Willes donated land for public gardens in 1836 as part of his Newbold Comyn development. The gardens were originally known as Newbold Gardens until they were renamed Jephson Gardens in 1846. The gardens are recognized in the Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England.
Local climate
Willes Obelisk receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 67% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 67% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 66% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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