Statue of Circe at West End of Central Garden is a Grade II listed building in the Leeds local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 August 1976. Statue.

Statue of Circe at West End of Central Garden

WRENN ID
moated-remnant-hawk
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Leeds
Constituency
Leeds Central and Headingley MP: Alex Sobel (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
5 August 1976
Type
Statue
Address
Statue of Circe at West End of Central Garden, Park Square
OS grid reference
SE 295 337
Coordinates
53.79893, -1.55228
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Statue of Circe, created around 1895 by Alfred Drury, is located at the west end of the central garden in Park Square, Leeds. This bronze statue features an octagonal plinth adorned with Classical motifs, a Greek mask, three swine, and a vase with spilled grapes. The nude female figure of Circe, who is known for transforming Ulysses' companions into swine, is missing part of her mirror and drapery. The statue is mounted on a 20th-century brick base. Originally, it was displayed in the Queen's Room of Leeds City Art Gallery, and photographs from around 1910 show the statue in its complete form.

Local climate

Statue of Circe at West End of Central Garden receives an average of 870 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 56% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 41 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 79% of listed buildings. Of these, 22 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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