Obelisk About 350 Metres South South West of Newsells Park House (Not Listed) is a Grade II listed building in the North Hertfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 June 1987. Obelisk.
Obelisk About 350 Metres South South West of Newsells Park House (Not Listed)
- WRENN ID
- turning-marble-winter
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Hertfordshire
- Constituency
- North East Hertfordshire MP: Chris Hinchliff (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 3 June 1987
- Type
- Obelisk
- OS grid reference
- TL 386 366
- Coordinates
- 52.01093, 0.01934
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This obelisk, located approximately 350 meters south-southwest of Newsells Park House, serves as a focal point in the parkland. It dates from the late 18th century and may have been rebuilt around 1900. The structure is made of cement-rendered brick and features an ashlar plinth and cornice at its pedestal. It stands about 15 meters tall. Note that Newsells Park House itself is not listed.
Local climate
Obelisk About 350 Metres South South West of Newsells Park House (Not Listed) sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 700 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 92% 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 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 59% 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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