Statue Approximately 30 Metres South of Central Block of House is a Grade II listed building in the Central Bedfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 March 1985. Statue.

Statue Approximately 30 Metres South of Central Block of House

WRENN ID
open-corner-falcon
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Central Bedfordshire
Constituency
North Bedfordshire MP: Richard Fuller (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
6 March 1985
Type
Statue
OS grid reference
TL 143 420
Coordinates
52.06479, -0.33326
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This statue group, located approximately 30 metres south of the central block of Southill Park, is a Grade II listed structure. It is part of a collection of statuary created by Sir Henry Cheere, which was purchased in 1812 by Samuel Whitbread II. The lead figure group represents the Rape of Proserpine and stands on an octagonal Coade stone plinth, with a total height of about 3 metres. This statue is a copy of a work by Girardon found in the grounds of Versailles.

Local climate

Statue Approximately 30 Metres South of Central Block of House sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 690 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 96% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 87% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 56% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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