The Obelisk is a Grade II listed building in the Gravesham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 January 1996. Boundary marker.
The Obelisk
- WRENN ID
- narrow-tower-marsh
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Gravesham
- Constituency
- Gravesham MP: Dr Lauren Sullivan (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 29 January 1996
- Type
- Boundary marker
- Address
- The Obelisk, Canal Road, Higham
- OS grid reference
- TQ 709 736
- Coordinates
- 51.43646, 0.45806
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Obelisk is a boundary marker erected in 1820 on the Thames and Medway Canal. It was established to indicate the jurisdiction of the Cities of London and Rochester for the collection of dues. This granite stone obelisk features an inscription and a coat of arms, along with four ball finials at the base and plinth, which are adorned with crossed maces and oars. The inscription reads: "This boundary stone marking the line of jurisdiction of the cities of Rochester and London on the Medway and Thames Canal was erected AD1820. The Worshipful John Gibbs Mayor of the city of Rochester."
Local climate
The Obelisk 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 84% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 74% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 23 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 76% of listed buildings. Of these, 11 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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