Lion Statue is a Grade II* listed building in the Amber Valley local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 February 1967. Statue.

Lion Statue

WRENN ID
hallowed-pillar-ash
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Amber Valley
Constituency
Mid Derbyshire MP: Jonathan Davies (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
13 February 1967
Type
Statue
Address
Lion Statue, Kedleston
OS grid reference
SK 311 402
Coordinates
52.95862, -1.53744
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The lion statue, located in Kedleston Park, dates from around 1760 to 1770. The pedestal was designed by Samuel Wyatt, while the statue itself, depicting a Medicean lion with a raised forepaw resting on a ball, was created by Joseph Wilton. The pedestal is made of ashlar and features a moulded plinth, sunk panels adorned with circular garlands on the long sides, and a dentil cornice.

Local climate

Lion Statue receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 60% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 67% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 74% of listed buildings. Of these, 19 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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