Statue at Head of Ornamental Garden Steps 50 Metres South West of Harlaxton Manor is a Grade II listed building in the South Kesteven local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 November 1994. Statue.
Statue at Head of Ornamental Garden Steps 50 Metres South West of Harlaxton Manor
- WRENN ID
- riven-steeple-pine
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Kesteven
- Constituency
- Grantham and Bourne MP: Gareth Davies (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 14 November 1994
- Type
- Statue
- OS grid reference
- SK 894 321
- Coordinates
- 52.87978, -0.67215
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The statue at the head of the ornamental garden steps, located 50 meters south-west of Harlaxton Manor, consists of a pedestal built between 1838 and 1844 and a statue added between 1948 and 1966. The pedestal is made of ashlar and features a square shape with strapwork ornamentation, a moulded plinth, and a cornice. The statue depicts a priest holding a child and stands approximately 1.5 meters high. The pedestal is part of the original garden furniture of Harlaxton Manor, while the statue was placed by the Jesuits, who occupied the manor from 1948 to 1966. This statue is situated within the Harlaxton Manor Gardens, which are registered at grade II*. It is included for its group value.
Local climate
Statue at Head of Ornamental Garden Steps 50 Metres South West of Harlaxton Manor 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 83% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 89% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 66% 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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