Sea Lion Pool, Penguin Pool and Urns in the Gardens of Stanford Hall is a Grade II listed building in the Rushcliffe local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 October 1987. Pool and garden features.
Sea Lion Pool, Penguin Pool and Urns in the Gardens of Stanford Hall
- WRENN ID
- tattered-moulding-nettle
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Rushcliffe
- Constituency
- Rushcliffe MP: James Naish (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 12 October 1987
- Type
- Pool and garden features
- Address
- Sea Lion Pool, Penguin Pool and Urns in the Gardens of Stanford Hall, Stanford Hall Drive, Stanford on Soar
- OS grid reference
- SK 560 238
- Coordinates
- 52.80902, -1.17025
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Sea Lion Pool, Penguin Pool, and urns in the gardens of Stanford Hall are notable features from the late 18th century and late 1930s, designed by Messrs. Allom for Sir Julian Cahn. The sea lion pool, which now serves as an auditorium, has a diameter of approximately 120 meters and is interrupted by two gateways, one of which includes a double iron gate and two small piers topped with ashlar orb finials. Inside, there is an irregular rock platform. On the south side, a small culvert connects the two pools, with a small balustraded footbridge crossing over it. The penguin pool, which has been transformed into a rose bed, has rubble walls and a diameter of about 60 meters. Surrounding this pool are single decorative urns from the 18th century, which were remodeled in the 1930s.
Local climate
Sea Lion Pool, Penguin Pool and Urns in the Gardens of Stanford Hall 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 80% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 76% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 65% 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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