Dark Lantern at Shugborough Hall is a Grade I listed building in the Stafford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 March 1953. A Circa 1765 Lantern. 1 related planning application.

Dark Lantern at Shugborough Hall

WRENN ID
turning-belfry-flax
Grade
I
Local Planning Authority
Stafford
Constituency
Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge MP: Sir Gavin Williamson (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
17 March 1953
Type
Lantern
Address
Dark Lantern at Shugborough Hall, Colwich, ST17 0XA
OS grid reference
SJ 984 219
Coordinates
52.79503, -2.02399
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Dark Lantern at Shugborough Hall, built around 1765 by Stuart, is a drum-shaped structure featuring engaged Corinthian columns and a domed top. It is topped with a gilded cauldron beacon and stand, which is derived from a tripod design, adorned with gilded scrolls and dolphin supporters. The design is inspired by the Choragic Monument of Lysicrates, also known as the Lanthorn of Demosthenes. The structure has been recently well restored.

Local climate

Dark Lantern at Shugborough Hall receives an average of 820 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 52% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 68% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 40 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 77% of listed buildings. Of these, 21 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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