Monument to Lord Robert Edward Somerset is a Grade II* listed building in the South Gloucestershire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 November 1983. Monument. 1 related planning application.
Monument to Lord Robert Edward Somerset
- WRENN ID
- riven-joist-curlew
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- South Gloucestershire
- Constituency
- Thornbury and Yate MP: Claire Young (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 10 November 1983
- Type
- Monument
- Address
- Monument to Lord Robert Edward Somerset, Hawkesbury, GL9 1BQ
- OS grid reference
- ST 772 876
- Coordinates
- 51.58723, -2.33009
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The monument to Lord Robert Edward Somerset, built in 1846 by Lewis Vulliamy, is a Grade II* listed structure located in Hawkesbury Upton. It is made of ashlar and features a slightly tapering square tower that rises to approximately 100 feet. The sides of the tower are shallowly panelled, with armorial bearings displayed on the south-west side. The platform of the monument is supported by stone brackets and is enclosed by a portcullis (for Beaufort) and a chain railing. The top of the monument is open and includes two semi-circular headed lights on each side, an impost band, a modillioned cornice, and elaborate strapwork that gives it a Chinese style appearance, all topped with a cross on an orb. There is an entrance on the north-east side, featuring a door case with a pediment. The tower is set upon a plinth that is surrounded by low coped walls. Lord Robert Edward Henry Somerset was a general at the Battle of Waterloo and passed away in 1842.
Local climate
Monument to Lord Robert Edward Somerset 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 51% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 65% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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- Related listed building consents — 1 application
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