Bellot Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Greenwich local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 June 1973. Monument.

Bellot Memorial

WRENN ID
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Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Greenwich
Constituency
Greenwich and Woolwich MP: Matthew Pennycook (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
8 June 1973
Type
Monument
Address
Bellot Memorial, Romney Road, Se10
OS grid reference
TQ 384 779
Coordinates
51.48363, -0.00783
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Bellot Memorial, built in 1853, is located on the north side of Romney Road in Greenwich. It features three steps made of polished shaped granite that rest on a sloped, square stone plinth. Above the steps is a low, square shaft with the name "BELLOT" incised on the north side. An obelisk rises above this shaft. On the south face of the shaft, there is an attached copper plate with the inscription: "To the intrepid young Bellot of the French Navy who, in the endeavour to rescue Franklin, shared the fate and the glory of that illustrious navigator. From his British admirers 1853."

Local climate

Bellot Memorial 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 96% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 99% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 52% 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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