Obelisk approximately 350 metres north-east of Kirby Misperton Hall is a Grade II listed building in the North Yorkshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 October 1987. Monument.
Obelisk approximately 350 metres north-east of Kirby Misperton Hall
- WRENN ID
- low-wicket-hyssop
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Yorkshire
- Constituency
- Thirsk and Malton MP: Kevin Hollinrake (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 6 October 1987
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- SE 781 796
- Coordinates
- 54.20706, -0.80291
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This obelisk, built in 1812, is located approximately 350 metres north-east of Kirby Misperton Hall. It is constructed from sandstone ashlar and sits on a tooled sandstone base and plinth. The obelisk has a square plan and features a tapering column with a moulded cornice, resting on a moulded base and a plain plinth. The summit of the obelisk is missing. It commemorates the gift of the Kirby Misperton estate to the Blomberg family by the Crown. Charles Blomberg, who was a physician to Charles II, and his descendant, Fred Blomberg, who was reputedly the natural son of George III, served as the "whipping boy" and Chaplain to the Prince Regent.
Local climate
Obelisk approximately 350 metres north-east of Kirby Misperton Hall receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 54% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 61% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 31 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 60% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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