Hunter Obelisk in St James Cemetery is a Grade II listed building in the Bath and North East Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 October 2010. Obelisk.

Hunter Obelisk in St James Cemetery

WRENN ID
rough-pilaster-ochre
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Bath and North East Somerset
Constituency
Bath MP: Wera Hobhouse (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
15 October 2010
Type
Obelisk
Address
Hunter Obelisk in St James Cemetery, Lower Bristol Road
OS grid reference
ST 740 645
Coordinates
51.37948, -2.37355
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Hunter Obelisk, located in St James Cemetery on Lower Bristol Road, is a monument dating from around 1861. It is constructed from limestone and pennant stone and is designed in the Neo-Classical Revival style. The obelisk has a triangular plan, featuring a vermiculated plinth and a stepped base. It includes a buttressed chest with sunk inscription panels and a guilloche mould at the base. The obelisk has chamfered corners and bears an inscription dedicated to Edward Hunter, who died in 1861. This monument is noted as the only one in the cemetery that exhibits a high quality of design and finish.

Local climate

Hunter Obelisk in St James Cemetery receives an average of 860 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 60% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 64% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 52% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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