Obelisk Memorial, Arnos Vale Cemetery is a Grade II listed building in the Bristol, City of local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 March 1977. Obelisk. 2 related planning applications.

Obelisk Memorial, Arnos Vale Cemetery

WRENN ID
eastward-transept-wren
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Bristol, City of
Constituency
Bristol East MP: Kerry McCarthy (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
4 March 1977
Type
Obelisk
Address
Obelisk Memorial, Arnos Vale Cemetery, Bath Road, BS4 3EW
OS grid reference
ST 607 714
Coordinates
51.44049, -2.56676
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The obelisk memorial stands within Arnos Vale Cemetery, dating to 1880. It was designed by Tyley of Bristol. The monument is constructed of white marble and takes the form of an obelisk, approximately 8 metres in height. It sits upon a plinth featuring corner volutes. The obelisk is largely concealed by ivy.

Local climate

Obelisk Memorial, Arnos Vale Cemetery receives an average of 860 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 61% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 68% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 55% 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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