Statue of Mercury in the Water Garden Approximately 15 Metres to East of Burton Agnes Hall is a Grade II listed building in the East Riding of Yorkshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 July 1987. Statue.

Statue of Mercury in the Water Garden Approximately 15 Metres to East of Burton Agnes Hall

WRENN ID
tired-jade-willow
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
East Riding of Yorkshire
Constituency
Bridlington and The Wolds MP: Charlie Dewhirst (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
17 July 1987
Type
Statue
OS grid reference
TA 103 633
Coordinates
54.05392, -0.31602
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The statue of Mercury is located in the water garden approximately 15 metres east of Burton Agnes Hall. It is a garden statue, likely from the mid 18th century, featuring an ashlar plinth that supports a lead statue. The plinth is square in shape, with a moulded base and cornice, which has been partly re-cut. The statue depicts a winged figure of Mercury standing on his left leg and holding a caduceus in his raised right hand. The entire statue stands at approximately 2 metres high and is part of a group of 18th-century statues in the gardens.

Local climate

Statue of Mercury in the Water Garden Approximately 15 Metres to East of Burton Agnes Hall receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 74% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 53% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 15 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 85% of listed buildings. Of these, 9 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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