Cumberland Obelisk is a Grade II listed building in the Runnymede local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 November 1986. Monument.
Cumberland Obelisk
- WRENN ID
- crumbling-mortar-indigo
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Runnymede
- Constituency
- Windsor MP: Jack Rankin (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 17 November 1986
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- SU 975 704
- Coordinates
- 51.42469, -0.59766
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Cumberland Obelisk is a memorial commemorating the death of William, Duke of Cumberland, in 1765. It features a tapered square column on a classical base, topped with a sun symbol. The obelisk is inscribed by His Majesty King William IV, stating, "Raised by the command of King George the Second to commemorate the services of his son William, Duke of Cumberland and the success of his arms and the gratitude of his Father." A Garter symbol is carved into the base on the sides facing south and west. The base tablet facing north is carved with a laurel wreath and surmounted by a Royal crest, inscribed with "W.A. Born April 15th 1721 Died October 31st 1765." The column above the north tablet is incised with the word "CUMBERLAND."
Local climate
Cumberland 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 81% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 72% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 53% 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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