Obelisk to Henry Bright is a Grade II listed building in the Warwick local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 March 1970. Monument.
Obelisk to Henry Bright
- WRENN ID
- odd-crypt-curlew
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Warwick
- Constituency
- Warwick and Leamington MP: Matt Western (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 25 March 1970
- Type
- Monument
- Address
- Obelisk to Henry Bright, Parade, Royal Leamington Spa
- OS grid reference
- SP 318 657
- Coordinates
- 52.28883, -1.53486
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The obelisk to Henry Bright, dated 1880, is located in Royal Leamington Spa. It features a sandstone base topped with a pinkish-grey granite obelisk and a plaque. The base is square in shape and includes a water bowl at the front, which is now filled in, and is set within a semi-circular niche that contains a shell and a non-functioning fountain. The base has two steps leading up to a stepped and chamfered rusticated design.
The pedestal is supported by four short, square pillars at the corners, with recessed granite plaques in between. The front plaque bears an inscription, while the rear plaque indicates the date. A frieze of stylized bay leaves supports a projecting cornice, which features a stylized scroll and zig-zag motif, leading up to the obelisk itself, which is divided into four sections. The inscription on the obelisk reads: 'ERECTED / BY PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION / TO RECORD THE SERVICES OF / ALDERMAN HENRY BRIGHT / TO WHOSE UNTIRING EXERTIONS / THIS TOWN IS CHIEFLY INDEBTED / FOR ITS SUPPLY OF / PURE WATER'.
Local climate
Obelisk to Henry Bright 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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