Monument in Central Square is a Grade II listed building in the Maldon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 February 1987. Monument.

Monument in Central Square

WRENN ID
lone-pediment-ridge
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Maldon
Constituency
Witham MP: Priti Patel (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
5 February 1987
Type
Monument
Address
Monument in Central Square, Elysian Gardens, Tollesbury
OS grid reference
TL 955 103
Coordinates
51.75787, 0.83166
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The monument in the central square of Tollesbury was built in 1852. It is made of red brick laid in Flemish bond and features limestone tablets. The monument has a square plan, with a plinth, a plain cornice, and a domed head made of brick. On the north side, there is an inscription on a stone tablet that reads: "The Elysian Gardens planted in 1839 and this pile erected in commemoration of Nelson and Wellington by Captain Jeremiah Easter 1852." On the south side, another stone tablet bears the inscription: "Credito in Deo. That officer who erected this pile was present at the combats and battles at Alberche and Talaver in 1809 Busaco retirement Sobral and lines at Torres Vedras in 1810 Foz d'Arouce and Fuentes d'Onor in 1811."

Local climate

Monument in Central Square sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 680 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 99% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 50% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 17 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 83% of listed buildings. Of these, 9 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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