Colston Obelisk in Great Breach Wood at Ngr St 5021 3169 is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 January 1986. Memorial.
Colston Obelisk in Great Breach Wood at Ngr St 5021 3169
- WRENN ID
- muted-cinder-shade
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Glastonbury and Somerton MP: Sarah Dyke (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 13 January 1986
- Type
- Memorial
- Address
- Colston Obelisk in Great Breach Wood at Ngr St 5021 3169, Butleigh
- OS grid reference
- ST 502 316
- Coordinates
- 51.08235, -2.71219
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Colston Obelisk, located in Great Breach Wood, is a memorial commemorating a shooting accident that occurred in 1852. It is made of polished marble and stands on a squared rubble plinth. The obelisk features a classic design with a tapering shaft. The base of the monument is inscribed with the words: "Here Fell Mortally Wounded By The Accidental Discharge Of A Gun Whilst Shooting With Some Friends October 30th, 1852, Hungerford Colston."
Local climate
Colston Obelisk in Great Breach Wood at Ngr St 5021 3169 receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 56% 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 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 65% of listed buildings. Of these, 11 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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