Chinese Koro with Three Wise Men, in Chinese Garden is a Grade II listed building in the North West Leicestershire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 January 1989. Garden ornament.

Chinese Koro with Three Wise Men, in Chinese Garden

WRENN ID
white-footing-sable
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
North West Leicestershire
Constituency
North West Leicestershire MP: Amanda Hack (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
16 January 1989
Type
Garden ornament
Address
Chinese Koro with Three Wise Men, in Chinese Garden, Long Whatton and Diseworth
OS grid reference
SK 491 242
Coordinates
52.8132, -1.27219
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Chinese Koro with Three Wise Men is a garden ornament located in the grounds of Whatton House, dating from the late 19th century. It is believed to have Chinese or possibly Japanese origins and is made of bronze. The incense-burner features a three-legged cauldron with horned cap handles and relief carvings depicting Taoist immortals riding various beasts. The lid is pierced and topped with three small statuettes of wise men. It stands on an octagonal stone base, which is partly smoothly dressed and partly rough. This piece is part of a collection of ornaments gathered for the garden by the first Lord Crawshaw around 1890 to 1900.

Local climate

Chinese Koro with Three Wise Men, in Chinese Garden 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 81% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 74% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 67% 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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