Statue of the Norman Bishop Odo North-West of Dragon Fountain is a Grade II listed building in the Cheshire West and Chester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 2 November 1983. Statue.

Statue of the Norman Bishop Odo North-West of Dragon Fountain

WRENN ID
buried-barrel-nettle
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cheshire West and Chester
Constituency
Chester South and Eddisbury MP: Aphra Brandreth (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
2 November 1983
Type
Statue
Address
Statue of the Norman Bishop Odo North-West of Dragon Fountain, Southern Garden to Eaton Hall, Eaton and Eccleston
OS grid reference
SJ 413 606
Coordinates
53.13951, -2.87762
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The statue of the Norman Bishop Odo, located north-west of the Dragon Fountain in the southern garden of Eaton Hall, is approximately life size and likely dates from around 1810. It was originally part of Eaton Hall as rebuilt by William Porden. The statue is made of stone and has been reused on a pedestal at the north-west corner of the garden, which is attributed to Edwin Lutyens. Currently, Odo has been removed from his pedestal and has a broken crozier, and he has been repositioned near the pool. This statue forms one of a pair with the statue of Joan of Eaton. A photograph of the statue appeared in Country Life on April 20th, 1901.

Local climate

Statue of the Norman Bishop Odo North-West of Dragon Fountain receives an average of 860 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 61% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 85% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 57% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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