Triumphal Arch at Shugborough Hall is a Grade I listed building in the Stafford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 March 1953. A C18 Triumphal arch. 2 related planning applications.

Triumphal Arch at Shugborough Hall

WRENN ID
lost-mullion-thyme
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
Triumphal arch
Address
Triumphal Arch at Shugborough Hall, Colwich
OS grid reference
SJ 986 215
Coordinates
52.79189, -2.02127
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Triumphal Arch at Shugborough Hall, built around 1765, commemorates Admiral Anson and his wife. It is a replica of Hadrian's Arch in Athens. Above the arch, there is an additional structure featuring busts of the Admiral and his wife, which flank a central naval trophy created by Scheemakers. The spandrels of the arch contain medallions that are significant to naval history.

Local climate

Triumphal Arch 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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