Obelisk to Captain Shultz in the churchyard to south-west of St Peter and Paul is a Grade II listed building in the Fenland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 31 October 1983. Obelisk.

Obelisk to Captain Shultz in the churchyard to south-west of St Peter and Paul

WRENN ID
open-thatch-auburn
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Fenland
Constituency
North East Cambridgeshire MP: Steve Barclay (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
31 October 1983
Type
Obelisk
Address
Obelisk to Captain Shultz in the churchyard to south-west of St Peter and Paul, Wisbech
OS grid reference
TF 462 095
Coordinates
52.66367, 0.16171
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The obelisk dedicated to Captain Shultz is located in the churchyard to the south-west of St Peter and Paul church in Wisbech. This structure features a rounded head and a shield of arms, all set upon a limestone plinth. There is a raised panel that includes an inscription honoring Captain Shultz, who passed away in 1854.

Local climate

Obelisk to Captain Shultz in the churchyard to south-west of St Peter and Paul sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 710 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 88% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 90% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 66% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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