Circular Pond on the Upper Garden Terrace in Front of Wollaton Hall is a Grade II listed building in the Nottingham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 November 2002. Garden feature.
Circular Pond on the Upper Garden Terrace in Front of Wollaton Hall
- WRENN ID
- waning-forge-briar
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Nottingham
- Constituency
- Nottingham South MP: Lilian Greenwood (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 13 November 2002
- Type
- Garden feature
- Address
- Circular Pond on the Upper Garden Terrace in Front of Wollaton Hall, City of Nottingham
- OS grid reference
- SK 532 392
- Coordinates
- 52.94765, -1.20908
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The circular pond on the upper garden terrace in front of Wollaton Hall is a Grade II listed feature, possibly designed in the late 16th century by Robert Smythson for Sir Francis Willoughby. It was relocated in the 17th century. The pond is constructed from sandstone ashlar on brick foundations and has a circular shape with slightly raised stone edging and lining. It includes an integral lead pipe that was intended to create a continuous fountain, although this fountain is currently not in use.
This pond was first documented in Jan Siberechts' painting of Wollaton Hall and its gardens from 1695. The design features rounded edges and a rebate for the lead pipe water supply, allowing water to flow around the perimeter into the center. The working fountain was depicted in various historic illustrations from 1695 to the late 19th century. The pond and fountain were part of the late 17th-century layout of the south terrace and are situated near where a former sundial, also designed by Robert Smythson, once stood.
Local climate
Circular Pond on the Upper Garden Terrace in Front of Wollaton Hall sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 720 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 83% 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 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 66% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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