Obelisk to Baron Southampton in South West Corner of St James Gardens is a Grade II listed building in the Camden local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 January 1999. Monument. 3 related planning applications.

Obelisk to Baron Southampton in South West Corner of St James Gardens

WRENN ID
half-belfry-bramble
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Camden
Constituency
Holborn and St Pancras
Country
England
Date first listed
11 January 1999
Type
Monument
Address
Obelisk to Baron Southampton in South West Corner of St James Gardens, Hampstead Road
OS grid reference
TQ 292 826
Coordinates
51.52816, -0.13785
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The obelisk located in the southwest corner of St James' Gardens is believed to be dedicated to Charles Fitzroy, the first Baron Southampton, and his wife Anne, who passed away in 1797 and 1810 respectively. It is made of stone and features a rectangular plinth with a tapering shaft, although the upper part is broken. The monument displays an armorial relief of two birds flanking a shield, topped with a coronet. This structure resembles the Way tomb, which dates from 1804 and was created by John Bacon junior, who may also have been responsible for this obelisk. The Southampton family was known to have significant landholdings in the southwest area of what is now Camden.

Local climate

Obelisk to Baron Southampton in South West Corner of St James Gardens sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 690 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 95% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 98% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 57% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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