The Robertson War Memorial Bequest Obelisk, Hydon's Ball is a Grade II listed building in the Waverley local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 October 2016. War memorial.
The Robertson War Memorial Bequest Obelisk, Hydon's Ball
- WRENN ID
- ghost-pilaster-crimson
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Waverley
- Constituency
- Godalming and Ash MP: Sir Jeremy Hunt (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 11 October 2016
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- The Robertson War Memorial Bequest Obelisk, Hydon's Ball, C110m South-West of the Triangulation Pillar, Hydon Heath, Hambledon, Surrey, GU8 4DP
- OS grid reference
- SU 976 395
- Coordinates
- 51.14664, -0.60465
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Robertson War Memorial Bequest Obelisk is a memorial marker approximately 2.4 meters tall, located on the hillside near the summit of Hydon’s Ball. It is designed as a stepped obelisk with a square base, resting on a low step. The obelisk is made of cast aggregate concrete. A cast aluminium plaque on the front face of the obelisk contains the dedication, which reads: "HYDONS BALL/ THIS LAND WAS PURCHASED/ FOR THE/ NATIONAL TRUST/ FROM FUNDS BEQUEATHED BY/ W. A. ROBERTSON/ IN MEMORY OF HIS BROTHERS/ NORMAN CAIRNS/ ROBERTSON CAPTN./ 2ND BATT. HAMPSHIRE REGT/ WHO DIED 20TH JUNE 1917 AT/ HANOVER GERMANY AND OF/ LAURANCE GRANT/ ROBERTSON 2ND LIEUT/ 2ND BATTALION KING'S OWN/ SCOTTISH BORDERERS WHO/ WAS KILLED IN ACTION IN/ FRANCE DURING THE BATTLE/ OF THE SOMME IN OR NEAR/ DELVILLE WOOD 30TH JULY 1916."
Local climate
The Robertson War Memorial Bequest Obelisk, Hydon's Ball receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 73% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 52% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 57% 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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