Obelisk on the West Side of Moat Wood in Trent Park is a Grade II listed building in the Enfield local planning authority area, England. First listed on 31 January 1974. Obelisk.

Obelisk on the West Side of Moat Wood in Trent Park

WRENN ID
broken-iron-pigeon
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Enfield
Constituency
Southgate and Wood Green MP: Bambos Charalambous (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
31 January 1974
Type
Obelisk
Address
Obelisk on the West Side of Moat Wood in Trent Park, Hadley Road
OS grid reference
TQ 285 980
Coordinates
51.66654, -0.14256
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The obelisk on the west side of Moat Wood in Trent Park is a very tall structure made of dressed stones, standing on a square plinth. It is inscribed with the date 1702 and reads: "To the memory of the birth of George Grey, Earl of Harold, son of Henry and Sophia, Duke and Duchess of Kent." This obelisk was brought from Wrest Park in Bedfordshire. However, the date of 1702 is likely incorrect, as the Earl of Harold was actually born in 1733 and died in infancy.

Local climate

Obelisk on the West Side of Moat Wood in Trent Park 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 94% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 58% 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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