Milestone Obelisk to the East End of Richmond Bridge is a Grade II listed building in the Richmond upon Thames local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 June 1983. Obelisk.
Milestone Obelisk to the East End of Richmond Bridge
- WRENN ID
- young-bonework-nettle
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Richmond upon Thames
- Constituency
- Richmond Park MP: Sarah Olney (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 25 June 1983
- Type
- Obelisk
- Address
- Milestone Obelisk to the East End of Richmond Bridge, TW9 1TQ
- OS grid reference
- TQ 178 745
- Coordinates
- 51.458, -0.30584
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Milestone Obelisk located at the east end of Richmond Bridge is a late 18th century structure that commemorates the construction of Richmond Bridge. The west face of the obelisk features an inscription stating, "The First Stone of this Bridge was laid 23 August 1774 and Finished December 1777." The other faces of the obelisk include inscriptions that provide distances to London Bridge, Windsor, and other locations.
Local climate
Milestone Obelisk to the East End of Richmond Bridge 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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