The Robertson War Memorial Bequest Obelisk, Robertson Corner is a Grade II listed building in the Central Bedfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 October 2016. War memorial.
The Robertson War Memorial Bequest Obelisk, Robertson Corner
- WRENN ID
- dreaming-garret-river
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Constituency
- Luton South and South Bedfordshire MP: Rachel Hopkins (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 13 October 2016
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- The Robertson War Memorial Bequest Obelisk, Robertson Corner, Whipsnade Road, Dunstable, Kensworth, LU6 2PP
- OS grid reference
- TL 008 197
- Coordinates
- 51.86677, -0.53609
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The memorial marker at Robertson Corner stands approximately 2.4 meters tall and is located at the junction of Whipsnade Road and Isle of Wight Lane. It is designed as a stepped obelisk with a square base, resting on a low step. The marker is made of cast aggregate concrete. A cast aluminium plaque on the front face of the obelisk bears the dedication: "ROBERTSON CORNER WAS BEQUEATHED TO THE NATIONAL TRUST BY W. A. ROBERTSON IN MEMORY OF HIS BROTHERS NORMAN CAIRNS ROBERTSON CAPTN. 2ND BATT. HAMPSHIRE REGT WHO DIED 20TH JUNE 1917 AT HANOVER GERMANY AND OF LAURANCE GRANT ROBERTSON 2ND LIEUT 2ND BATTALION KING'S OWN SCOTTISH BORDERERS WHO WAS KILLED IN ACTION IN FRANCE DURING THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME IN OR NEAR DELVILLE WOOD 30TH JULY 1916."
Local climate
The Robertson War Memorial Bequest Obelisk, Robertson Corner sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 730 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 78% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 78% 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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