Remains of the Obelisk to Appuldurcombe is a Grade II listed building in the Isle of Wight local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 November 1993. Memorial.

Remains of the Obelisk to Appuldurcombe

WRENN ID
deep-steeple-bistre
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Isle of Wight
Constituency
Isle of Wight West MP: Richard Quigley (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
22 November 1993
Type
Memorial
Address
Remains of the Obelisk to Appuldurcombe, Appuldurcombe Road, Godshill
OS grid reference
SZ 536 802
Coordinates
50.61938, -1.24285
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The remains of the obelisk to Appuldurcombe are located on Appuldurcombe Road and date back to 1774. The structure consists of a three-stepped plinth made of ashlar stone. This plinth is all that remains of a monument that originally featured a granite obelisk standing 70 feet high. The obelisk was erected by Sir Richard Worsley, the seventh Baronet of Appuldurcombe, in memory of his ancestor Sir Robert Worsley, who passed away on 20th July 1747. The obelisk was struck by lightning in 1831, leaving only the plinth intact.

Local climate

Remains of the Obelisk to Appuldurcombe receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 54% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 87% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 7 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 95% of listed buildings. Of these, 3 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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