Column Monument Approx 300m to North West of Stanley Park is a Grade II listed building in the Stroud local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 February 1987. Monument.

Column Monument Approx 300m to North West of Stanley Park

WRENN ID
secret-alcove-poplar
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Stroud
Constituency
Stroud MP: Dr Simon Opher (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
24 February 1987
Type
Monument
OS grid reference
SO 828 040
Coordinates
51.73528, -2.24983
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a column monument located approximately 300 meters to the northwest of Stanley Park, built in 1852 for S.S. Marling. It features a granite column and pedestal, with a limestone base. The tall monolithic fluted Ionic column is topped with a capital and stands on a pedestal. There are chamfered steps leading to the large square base. The southeast side of the pedestal is inscribed with the following text: 'THIS COLUMN/FROM THE/CHELSEWERING GRANITE QUARRIES/NEAR LISKEARD CORNWALL/STOOD AT THE WESTERN END/OF THE/GREAT EXHIBITION IN LONDON/1851/AND WAS PLACED HERE/BY/SAMUEL STEPHENS MARLING/1852'. It is said to commemorate one of Marling's horses.

Local climate

Column Monument Approx 300m to North West of Stanley Park receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 53% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 50% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 69% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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