Obelisk in Chiswick Park at End of Avenue Running West from Temple is a Grade I listed building in the Hounslow local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 May 1973. A C18 Obelisk, monument.

Obelisk in Chiswick Park at End of Avenue Running West from Temple

WRENN ID
dim-niche-torch
Grade
I
Local Planning Authority
Hounslow
Constituency
Hammersmith and Chiswick MP: Andy Slaughter (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
21 May 1973
Type
Obelisk, monument
Address
Obelisk in Chiswick Park at End of Avenue Running West from Temple, Burlington Lane W4
OS grid reference
TQ 208 773
Coordinates
51.48236, -0.26128
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The obelisk in Chiswick Park, dating from the 18th century, stands at the end of the avenue that runs west from the Temple. It is made of stone and features a plinth with carved figures in basso relievo on its north face. The obelisk is approximately 50 feet high. It is part of a group that includes Chiswick House, along with the garden buildings and ornaments.

Local climate

Obelisk in Chiswick Park at End of Avenue Running West from Temple 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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