Statue Group in Forecourt of Dorfold Hall is a Grade II listed building in the Cheshire East local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 July 1986. Statue.

Statue Group in Forecourt of Dorfold Hall

WRENN ID
rusted-roof-thunder
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cheshire East
Constituency
Chester South and Eddisbury MP: Aphra Brandreth (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
4 July 1986
Type
Statue
Address
Statue Group in Forecourt of Dorfold Hall, Burland and Acton
OS grid reference
SJ 635 525
Coordinates
53.06874, -2.54521
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The statue group located in the forecourt of Dorfold Hall is a large iron sculpture created around 1862. It features a larger than life-sized female dog standing in a defiant pose over three puppies, with one of her feet knocking over a feeding bowl. The dog has a section of chain hanging from her neck. The figures are in their natural oxidized iron color and are connected by a thin metal base plate. The group is supported by a two-step-high oval stone base.

Local climate

Statue Group in Forecourt of Dorfold Hall receives an average of 870 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 62% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 63% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 75% of listed buildings. Of these, 20 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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