Monument to Michael Drayton is a Grade II* listed building in the Amber Valley local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 February 1967. A C18 Monument.
Monument to Michael Drayton
- WRENN ID
- heavy-pewter-gold
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Amber Valley
- Constituency
- Mid Derbyshire MP: Jonathan Davies (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 13 February 1967
- Type
- Monument
- Address
- Monument to Michael Drayton, Kedleston
- OS grid reference
- SK 311 402
- Coordinates
- 52.95857, -1.53766
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The monument to Michael Drayton, located in Kedleston Park, is a Grade II* listed structure dating from around 1760 to 1770. It is designed in the form of a vase set on a pedestal and is constructed from ashlar stone. The monument features elaborate carvings, including curved sides towards the base and decorative swags. The large urn has a fluted underside and is adorned with a foliage frieze.
Local climate
Monument to Michael Drayton 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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