Monument to South West of Trent Park, Near the East End of the Avenue is a Grade II listed building in the Enfield local planning authority area, England. First listed on 31 January 1974. Monument.

Monument to South West of Trent Park, Near the East End of the Avenue

WRENN ID
old-basalt-linden
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Enfield
Constituency
Southgate and Wood Green MP: Bambos Charalambous (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
31 January 1974
Type
Monument
Address
Monument to South West of Trent Park, Near the East End of the Avenue, Cockfosters Road
OS grid reference
TQ 288 971
Coordinates
51.65811, -0.13847
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The monument, located to the south-west of Trent Park near the east end of the Avenue, dates from the early 18th century. It features a tall column topped with a pineapple finial, standing on a square plinth made of dressed stone. The west side of the monument bears an inscription that reads, "To the memory of Jemima Crewe, Duchess of Kent." On the east side, there are coupled escutcheons with a crown above. This monument was brought from Wrest Park in Bedfordshire.

Local climate

Monument to South West of Trent Park, Near the East End of the Avenue 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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