Statue of John Silvester in Orchard of Birthwaite Hall is a Grade II listed building in the Barnsley local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 November 1963. Statue.
Statue of John Silvester in Orchard of Birthwaite Hall
- WRENN ID
- graven-grate-crimson
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Barnsley
- Constituency
- Barnsley North MP: Dan Jarvis (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 13 November 1963
- Type
- Statue
- Address
- Statue of John Silvester in Orchard of Birthwaite Hall, Huddersfield Road
- OS grid reference
- SE 300 105
- Coordinates
- 53.59077, -1.54703
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The statue of John Silvester is located in the orchard of Birthwaite Hall. The date of the statue is uncertain, but it is probably from the late 18th century. It is made of limestone and stands on a sandstone pedestal. The figure is slightly smaller than life-sized and depicts a naked John Silvester with a cloak draped over his shoulders, accompanied by a serpent at his feet. The pedestal features fielded panels and a moulded cornice.
John Silvester was a smith for the Tower of London and is known for inventing a chain designed to span the River Thames, which was intended to prevent Dutch ships from sailing up the river during the conflict with Holland from 1665 to 1667, when the Dutch attacked along the Rivers Thames and Medway.
Local climate
Statue of John Silvester in Orchard of Birthwaite Hall receives an average of 860 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 60% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 75% of listed buildings. Of these, 21 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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