Obelisk at Hall Barn is a Grade II* listed building in the Buckinghamshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 April 1985. Monument.

Obelisk at Hall Barn

WRENN ID
secret-flue-fen
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Buckinghamshire
Constituency
Beaconsfield MP: Joy Morrissey (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
24 April 1985
Type
Monument
Address
Obelisk at Hall Barn, Beaconsfield
OS grid reference
SU 938 891
Coordinates
51.59367, -0.64619
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The obelisk at Hall Barn is an early 18th-century structure, likely designed by Colen Campbell. It is made of stone and features designs of contemporary tools and other utensils at its base.

Local climate

Obelisk at Hall Barn sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 710 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 88% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 88% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 31 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 61% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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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