Obelisk in Moreton Park is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 20 November 1959. Obelisk.

Obelisk in Moreton Park

WRENN ID
guardian-pinnacle-burdock
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Dorset
Constituency
South Dorset MP: Lloyd Hatton (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
20 November 1959
Type
Obelisk
OS grid reference
SY 806 884
Coordinates
50.69569, -2.27487
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The obelisk in Moreton Park was built between 1783 and 1786 by Captain John Houlton in memory of James Frampton. It is constructed of ashlar stone and stands 70 feet high. The obelisk features a base with a moulded plinth and cornice, and it is topped with an urn. The original tablets with inscriptions have been removed.

Local climate

Obelisk in Moreton Park receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 51% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 77% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 12 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 89% of listed buildings. Of these, 4 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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