Statue of Neptune in Market Place is a Grade II listed building in the County Durham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 March 1988. Statue.
Statue of Neptune in Market Place
- WRENN ID
- frozen-cornice-solstice
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- County Durham
- Constituency
- City of Durham MP: Mary Kelly Foy (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 10 March 1988
- Type
- Statue
- Address
- Statue of Neptune in Market Place, City of Durham
- OS grid reference
- NZ 274 425
- Coordinates
- 54.77715, -1.57532
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Statue of Neptune, located in the Market Place, was created in 1729. It features a coursed squared sandstone plinth that supports a lead statue of Neptune. The statue is life-size and depicts Neptune standing while holding a trident, with a dolphin positioned beneath one foot.
Local climate
Statue of Neptune in Market Place receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 58% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 96% 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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