Obelisk Marking City Boundary on North Side of Roadway is a Grade II listed building in the Camden local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 June 1972. Obelisk.

Obelisk Marking City Boundary on North Side of Roadway

WRENN ID
odd-moulding-shade
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Camden
Constituency
Holborn and St Pancras
Country
England
Date first listed
5 June 1972
Type
Obelisk
Address
Obelisk Marking City Boundary on North Side of Roadway, High Holborn
OS grid reference
TQ 311 816
Coordinates
51.51826, -0.11118
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The obelisk marking the City boundary is located on the north side of the roadway in High Holborn. It dates from the mid-19th century and is made of granite. Originally topped with a lantern, it now features a gilded griffin. This obelisk is part of a pair, with an identical obelisk situated on the south side of the road, which is within the City of London. Both obelisks were listed in the City of London on June 5, 1972, and later included in the London Borough of Camden list on May 14, 1974. Following boundary changes on April 1, 1994, this northernmost obelisk is now located in the London Borough of Camden, while the southernmost obelisk remains in the City of London.

Local climate

Obelisk Marking City Boundary on North Side of Roadway 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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