Lead Statue and Carved Unicorns' Heads on Section of Wall Behind Fishpond to East of Adlington Hall is a Grade II listed building in the Cheshire East local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 July 1984. Statue, wall.

Lead Statue and Carved Unicorns' Heads on Section of Wall Behind Fishpond to East of Adlington Hall

WRENN ID
grim-kitchen-russet
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cheshire East
Constituency
Macclesfield MP: Tim Roca (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
6 July 1984
Type
Statue, wall
Address
Lead Statue and Carved Unicorns' Heads on Section of Wall Behind Fishpond to East of Adlington Hall, Mill Lane
OS grid reference
SJ 905 804
Coordinates
53.32114, -2.14392
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The lead statue and carved unicorns' heads are located on a section of wall behind the fishpond to the east of Adlington Hall. This feature dates from the mid-18th century and was created for Charles Legh, although the statue was moved from the Wilderness garden and the unicorns' heads were relocated from the tops of the pillars around 1960.

The large lead statue depicts a reclining nude, bearded male figure resting on his elbow and tipping a gadrooned urn forward. It is now set on a rough stone plinth and is said to represent Father Tiber. Behind the statue, on the brick wall, are two former capstones from gate piers made of buff sandstone, each featuring finely carved unicorns' heads that face each other. These unicorns' heads are the emblem of the Legh family.

Local climate

Lead Statue and Carved Unicorns' Heads on Section of Wall Behind Fishpond to East of Adlington Hall sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,040 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 83% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 70% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 47 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 88% of listed buildings. Of these, 27 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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