Horse Monument 10 Metres North West of April Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the North Kesteven local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 December 1987. Monument.
Horse Monument 10 Metres North West of April Cottage
- WRENN ID
- tangled-bailey-thyme
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Kesteven
- Constituency
- Sleaford and North Hykeham MP: Dr Caroline Johnson (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 7 December 1987
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- TF 056 483
- Coordinates
- 53.022, -0.42693
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Horse Monument, located 10 metres north west of April Cottage, is a Grade II listed structure commemorating 10 horses. It was built around 1830 and is made of ashlar stone. The monument has a square plan, featuring a plain square base topped by a square block with chamfered corners, which is inscribed with the names "GRANBY" and "LILLA". Above this is an octagonal block with a chamfered top, inscribed on each face with the names "GROUSE", "STAFFA", "RUPERT", "PEERESS", "DASH", "MINNA", "BEAU", and "MILINER". The structure is finished with a plain circular pier that supports a large ball finial. This monument was erected by Richard Myddleton to honor 10 of his favorite horses and also served as a garden ornament in the grounds of his home, Leasingham Hall. April Cottage on Rookery Lane is not included in this listing.
Local climate
Horse Monument 10 Metres North West of April Cottage 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 87% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 54% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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