Stone Statues Set in Library, Shrewsbury School is a Grade II listed building in the Shropshire local planning authority area, England. A Early C17 Statues. 1 related planning application.
Stone Statues Set in Library, Shrewsbury School
- WRENN ID
- graven-marble-dust
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Shropshire
- Constituency
- Shrewsbury MP: Julia Buckley (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Type
- Statues
- Address
- Stone Statues Set in Library, Shrewsbury School, Ashton Road
- OS grid reference
- SJ 484 121
- Coordinates
- 52.70446, -2.76482
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The stone statues of Philomathes and Polymathes are set into the gable wall of the library at Shrewsbury School. These statues date from the early 17th century and have been relocated. They are made of sandstone and depict two figures dressed in period costume, placed within an aedicule featuring shell niches between fluted Ionic pilasters. The design includes Greek inscriptions, obelisks, and strapwork above the figures. Below the statues is the royal coat of arms along with an inscription tablet that reads: "His ego fundamen domitus quas, advena, cernis testificor refis me positum esse manu: nec tamen ipse aderat: vis cominus ignem tactu emicat in Jussum subsideoque locum. Adv non IVI anno. Scolae condite CCC LXIII."
Local climate
Stone Statues Set in Library, Shrewsbury School receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 64% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 92% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 47 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 88% of listed buildings. Of these, 24 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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- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
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