Obelisk in Acton Park (Opposite Goldsmiths' Almshouse) is a Grade II listed building in the Ealing local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 January 1981. Obelisk. 3 related planning applications.
Obelisk in Acton Park (Opposite Goldsmiths' Almshouse)
- WRENN ID
- stubborn-hall-pine
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Ealing
- Constituency
- Ealing Central and Acton MP: Dr Rupa Huq (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 19 January 1981
- Type
- Obelisk
- Address
- Obelisk in Acton Park (Opposite Goldsmiths' Almshouse), East Churchfield Road W3
- OS grid reference
- TQ 208 803
- Coordinates
- 51.50914, -0.26018
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The obelisk in Acton Park, located opposite the Goldsmiths' Almshouses, is a plain stone structure from the 18th century, set on a square base. It was previously situated in the grounds of Derwentwater House.
Local climate
Obelisk in Acton Park (Opposite Goldsmiths' Almshouse) 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 90% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 64% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 3 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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