Pedestal with Statue of Mercury in Melbourne Hall Gardens is a Grade I listed building in the South Derbyshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 November 1967. A C1700 Statue.

Pedestal with Statue of Mercury in Melbourne Hall Gardens

WRENN ID
wild-belfry-willow
Grade
I
Local Planning Authority
South Derbyshire
Constituency
South Derbyshire MP: Samantha Niblett (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
10 November 1967
Type
Statue
Address
Pedestal with Statue of Mercury in Melbourne Hall Gardens, Church Close
OS grid reference
SK 391 249
Coordinates
52.82103, -1.42098
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The pedestal with the statue of Mercury is located in Melbourne Hall Gardens and dates to around 1700. It was created by the sculptor Jan van Nost as part of a French style garden designed by the Royal Gardeners, London and Wise, for Thomas Coke of Melbourne Hall. The pedestal is made of stone and lead and features a panelled design with a moulded base and cornice on a stepped square plinth. Atop the pedestal is the lead statue of Mercury in flight. The figure has his right arm raised high, holding a winged rod with intertwined serpents in his left hand. He is adorned with a winged helmet and ankle pieces, standing on the forehead of a cherub that appears to be blowing wind. The structure is included in the Derbyshire Historic Gardens Register at Grade I.

Local climate

Pedestal with Statue of Mercury in Melbourne Hall Gardens sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 730 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 77% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 72% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 69% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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