Obelisk Opposite Number 1 is a Grade II listed building in the Redbridge local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 April 1973. Obelisk.

Obelisk Opposite Number 1

WRENN ID
stony-slate-lake
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Redbridge
Constituency
Chingford and Woodford Green MP: Sir Iain Duncan Smith (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
3 April 1973
Type
Obelisk
Address
Obelisk Opposite Number 1, Broomhill Walk
OS grid reference
TQ 399 913
Coordinates
51.60359, 0.01935
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The obelisk opposite Number 1 Broomhill Walk in Woodford Green is likely from the 19th century and was restored in 1977. It is made of small Portland stone and stands on an incised base. The obelisk is surrounded by four concrete balls.

Local climate

Obelisk Opposite Number 1 sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 680 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 99% 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 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 65% 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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