Birdbath Approximately 16 Metres South of South West Corner of St Martins Lodge is a Grade II listed building in the Cheshire West and Chester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 August 1998. Garden ornament.

Birdbath Approximately 16 Metres South of South West Corner of St Martins Lodge

WRENN ID
carved-keep-brook
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cheshire West and Chester
Constituency
Chester North and Neston MP: Samantha Dixon (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
6 August 1998
Type
Garden ornament
OS grid reference
SJ 402 659
Coordinates
53.18739, -2.89495
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a garden ornament, likely a birdbath, dating from around 1829. It is probably designed by Thomas Harrison for his own use. The birdbath is made of sandstone and features a waisted design, with the upper face of the lower portion and the face of the upper portion carved to resemble formalized drapery. It has a hemispherical basin that shows signs of a former water supply or overflow, and there is an incomplete sgraffito dated 1829. The birdbath is located approximately 16 metres south of the southwest corner of St Martin's Lodge in Chester.

Local climate

Birdbath Approximately 16 Metres South of South West Corner of St Martins Lodge receives an average of 890 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 66% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 78% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 31 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 62% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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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