Gott's Monument at the National Society for Epilepsy is a Grade II listed building in the Buckinghamshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 December 1958. Obelisk monument.
Gott's Monument at the National Society for Epilepsy
- WRENN ID
- plain-pinnacle-azure
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Constituency
- Chesham and Amersham MP: Sarah Green (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 22 December 1958
- Type
- Obelisk monument
- Address
- Gott's Monument at the National Society for Epilepsy, Chesham Lane, Chalfont St Peter, Chalfont St. Peter
- OS grid reference
- TQ 003 923
- Coordinates
- 51.62115, -0.55221
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Gott's Monument at the National Society for Epilepsy is an obelisk milestone built in 1785, restored in 1879, and altered in the 1960s. It is made of flint rubble and features an inscribed stone plaque surrounded by a brick border, positioned at horseback height. The plaque includes the following inscription:
1785
To NEWLAND I Mile III Furl.g's
To Chesham VII Miles
Built by Sir H T Gott
Restored by W Brown in 1879
To Denham IV Miles
To Uxbridge VI Miles
LONDON XXI
Additionally, there is an incised pointing hand between the numbers 17 and 85 on the first line of the inscription.
Historically, the monument was erected by Sir H T Gott and is located at the entrance to the Chalfont Epilepsy colony. Local tradition holds that it either commemorates a hunt attended by George III or an incident where the king got lost in the surrounding forest. The monument was damaged by lightning in 1879 and subsequently repaired by W Brown. After a second lightning strike in the 1960s, the height of the obelisk was reduced from 60 feet to about 20 feet.
Milestones like Gott's Monument are significant as they indicate 18th and 19th century road use, reflecting the changes in transport and road engineering during that period. This monument is particularly interesting due to its dual role as both a milestone and a commemorative structure.
Local climate
Gott's Monument at the National Society for Epilepsy 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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