Nelson Monument is a Grade II listed building in the Peak District National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 June 1987. Monument.

Nelson Monument

WRENN ID
hidden-solder-scarlet
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Peak District National Park
Constituency
Derbyshire Dales MP: John Whitby (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
19 June 1987
Type
Monument
Address
Nelson Monument, Chesterfield Road, Baslow and Bubnell, Derbyshire Dales
OS grid reference
SK 278 729
Coordinates
53.25274, -1.58359
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Nelson Monument is a Grade II listed structure located in the parish of Baslow and Bubnell, off Chesterfield Road. This monument, erected in 1805, takes the form of a tapering obelisk-like shaft made of gritstone. The square shaft has a pitted finish and stands about ten feet tall, with the top tapering more steeply. It is inscribed with the date "OCT 21/ 1805." The monument was erected by three residents of Baslow in memory of Lord Nelson and to commemorate the Battle of Trafalgar.

Local climate

Nelson Monument receives an average of 950 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 73% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 63% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 41 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 79% of listed buildings. Of these, 24 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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