Rolle Obelisk Including Surrounding Area Railings is a Grade II listed building in the East Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 November 1952. Monument.

Rolle Obelisk Including Surrounding Area Railings

WRENN ID
rusted-cobalt-claret
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
East Devon
Constituency
Exmouth and Exeter East MP: David Reed (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
11 November 1952
Type
Monument
Address
Rolle Obelisk Including Surrounding Area Railings, Bicton
OS grid reference
SY 070 854
Coordinates
50.66102, -3.31665
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Rolle Obelisk is a Grade II listed structure located in Bicton Park, made of limestone ashlar and surrounded by cast iron railings on a granite kerb. It dates from the 18th century, specifically around 1730 according to W.G. Hoskins. The obelisk is a tall stone needle set on a large square pedestal, featuring a soffit-moulded cap and a moulded plinth. It is enclosed by spear-headed iron railings, which have more ornate clustered-shaft corner posts. The obelisk is uninscribed and appears to have been constructed solely as a landscape feature. Its prominent position enhances the view from the nearby Orangery and Italianate Gardens.

Local climate

Rolle Obelisk Including Surrounding Area Railings receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 55% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 75% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 16 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 84% of listed buildings. Of these, 6 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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