The Obelisk is a Grade II* listed building in the North Norfolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 November 1951. A Georgian Obelisk.
The Obelisk
- WRENN ID
- muffled-gable-hawthorn
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- North Norfolk
- Constituency
- North Norfolk MP: Steff Aquarone (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 30 November 1951
- Type
- Obelisk
- Period
- Georgian
- Address
- The Obelisk, the Avenue, Holkham
- OS grid reference
- TF 883 419
- Coordinates
- 52.94205, 0.80182
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Obelisk is a square column made of limestone, standing 80 feet high, and was erected between 1729 and 1730. It is aligned with Holkham Hall and features vermiculated and rusticated base panels. The obelisk is situated at the highest point of the estate and was intended to mark the beginning of the construction of the Hall and Park.
Local climate
The Obelisk receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 52% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 73% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 8 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 93% of listed buildings. Of these, 5 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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