Three Obelisks on River Bank of River Thames is a Grade II listed building in the Richmond upon Thames local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 June 1983. Monument.

Three Obelisks on River Bank of River Thames

WRENN ID
weathered-casement-moss
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Richmond upon Thames
Constituency
Richmond Park MP: Sarah Olney (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
25 June 1983
Type
Monument
OS grid reference
TQ 171 760
Coordinates
51.47145, -0.31474
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Three obelisks are located on the river bank of the River Thames in Old Deer Park. They were designed by Edward Anderson in 1778, the same year he was paid £157 for the three stone obelisks intended for the observatory at Richmond.

Local climate

Three Obelisks on River Bank of River Thames 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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