Effigy Pedestal in Garden of Scholes House is a Grade II* listed building in the St. Helens local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 May 1958. Shrine.
Effigy Pedestal in Garden of Scholes House
- WRENN ID
- empty-keep-sage
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- St. Helens
- Constituency
- St Helens South and Whiston MP: Ms Marie Rimmer (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 28 May 1958
- Type
- Shrine
- Address
- Effigy Pedestal in Garden of Scholes House, Scholes Lane, Eccleston
- OS grid reference
- SJ 489 933
- Coordinates
- 53.43465, -2.76963
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The effigy pedestal in the garden of Scholes House is a notable structure, likely once serving as a wayside shrine. It is made of stone and features an effigy on top. The pedestal is visible from the public road, making it an interesting element in the landscape.
Local climate
Effigy Pedestal in Garden of Scholes House sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,010 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 81% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 66% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 27 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 71% of listed buildings. Of these, 12 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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