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
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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