South Obelisk in Front of Akeman Street Baptist Church is a Grade II listed building in the Dacorum local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 May 1986. Obelisk. 3 related planning applications.

South Obelisk in Front of Akeman Street Baptist Church

WRENN ID
vacant-zinc-dew
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Dacorum
Constituency
Harpenden and Berkhamsted MP: Victoria Collins (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
29 May 1986
Type
Obelisk
Address
South Obelisk in Front of Akeman Street Baptist Church, Tring, HP23 6AA
OS grid reference
SP 923 113
Coordinates
51.79285, -0.66265
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The South Obelisk in front of Akeman Street Baptist Church is a memorial obelisk, built around 1851 in memory of James Page, who served as the pastor of the church for five years before his death in 1851. This painted stone obelisk is one of two identical memorials that flank the path facing east. It features a short obelisk with a moulded base, which is set on a tall tapering plinth that has a moulded cap and base. The east face of the obelisk includes an inscription. Surrounding the obelisk is a low stone surround, which has stone blocks in the middle of each side and small obelisks at the corners.

Local climate

South Obelisk in Front of Akeman Street Baptist Church sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 76% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 81% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 69% 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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