Speke's Monument is a Grade II listed building in the Westminster local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 January 1970. Monument.

Speke's Monument

WRENN ID
stranded-arch-kestrel
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Westminster
Constituency
Kensington and Bayswater MP: Joe Powell (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
14 January 1970
Type
Monument
Address
Speke's Monument, Kensington Gardens W2, City of Westminster
OS grid reference
TQ 264 804
Coordinates
51.50899, -0.17915
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Speke's Monument is a memorial built in 1864, made of pink granite. It features an obelisk that stands on three steps, with the inscription "In memory of Speke. Victoria, Nyanza and the Nile. 1864."

Local climate

Speke's Monument 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 93% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 94% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 51% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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