Obelisk (At Junction of Marlow Road and Northfield End) is a Grade II listed building in the South Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 January 1951. Obelisk.
Obelisk (At Junction of Marlow Road and Northfield End)
- WRENN ID
- western-ashlar-umber
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Oxfordshire
- Constituency
- Henley and Thame MP: Freddie van Mierlo (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 25 January 1951
- Type
- Obelisk
- Address
- Obelisk (At Junction of Marlow Road and Northfield End), Henley-On-Thames
- OS grid reference
- SU 765 822
- Coordinates
- 51.53435, -0.89824
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The obelisk at the junction of Marlow Road and Northfield End dates from around 1806. It has a square plan and is made of Portland stone, featuring a short base, a moulded plinth, and a cap, with a tapering shaft. This structure was originally erected at the crossing of Hart Street and Market Place to commemorate Middle Row, which was demolished to improve access to the new Henley Bridge that opened in 1786. The obelisk was formerly combined with a pump. It is part of a group that includes Denmark House, Elm House, Ruperts Elm, Ruperts Guard, White House, the Obelisk, and No 30, as well as Nos 1 to 11 and 15 to 25 (odd) opposite, and Nos 93 and 95, Nos 70 to 102 (even), along with the building at the rear of No 70, Bell Street, and Tarry's Cottage, Bell Cottage, and The flat on Ruperts Lane.
Local climate
Obelisk (At Junction of Marlow Road and Northfield End) 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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