Obelisk Opposite Speech House Hotel is a Grade II listed building in the Forest of Dean local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 July 1985. Obelisk. 1 related planning application.

Obelisk Opposite Speech House Hotel

WRENN ID
muffled-paling-grove
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Forest of Dean
Constituency
Forest of Dean MP: Matt Bishop (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
4 July 1985
Type
Obelisk
Address
Obelisk Opposite Speech House Hotel, Speech House Road, Cinderford, GL14 3HU
OS grid reference
SO 620 121
Coordinates
51.80684, -2.55249
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The obelisk opposite the Speech House Hotel in Cinderford is likely from the 18th century and is made of ashlar stone. It features a square base that is approximately 1 meter high, with a plain plinth, two stone courses, and a flat top that has a chamfered underside. The small base and the obelisk above were restored in 1957, as noted by a plaque on the side, although the base had previously survived on its own for many years. An inscription on the obelisk indicates that it marks the traditional center of the Forest of Dean, and there is an old photograph of it displayed in the hotel.

Local climate

Obelisk Opposite Speech House Hotel 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 52% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 41 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 78% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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