The Obelisk in the grounds of Park Place is a Grade II listed building in the Wokingham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 January 1967. A C17 Monument.
The Obelisk in the grounds of Park Place
- WRENN ID
- quiet-oriel-smoke
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wokingham
- Constituency
- Wokingham MP: Clive Jones (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 January 1967
- Type
- Monument
- Address
- The Obelisk in the grounds of Park Place, Remenham
- OS grid reference
- SU 779 822
- Coordinates
- 51.53408, -0.87786
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Obelisk in the grounds of Park Place is a late 17th century structure made of Portland stone. It is formed from the top of the original steeple of St. Brides, Fleet Street. The obelisk was erected in 1837 by Mr. Fuller Maitland.
Local climate
The Obelisk in the grounds of Park Place sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 720 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 81% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 77% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 50% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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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