Group of Five Altars approximately 50m south of Ladies Lake is a Grade II* listed building in the Central Bedfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 January 1985. Monument.

Group of Five Altars approximately 50m south of Ladies Lake

WRENN ID
hushed-niche-nettle
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Central Bedfordshire
Constituency
Mid Bedfordshire MP: Blake Stephenson (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
10 January 1985
Type
Monument
OS grid reference
TL 093 350
Coordinates
52.0029, -0.40907
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This group of five altars, located approximately 50 meters south of Ladies Lake, is designated as a Grade II* structure. The altars are made from white marble. Four of the altars are arranged around the edge of a circular lawn surrounded by trees, while the fifth altar is positioned in the center. Each altar is cylindrical, about 1 meter tall, featuring thin projecting cornices and simple marble caps at the top. They rest on square stone bases and are each intricately carved with four buchranea (ox heads), adorned with festoons of flowers hanging between them. The central altar displays a Greek inscription that reads: "HAIL DIOGENES SON OF ENON, HONEST CITIZEN OF ASKALON." Askalon is located near Gaza.

Local climate

Group of Five Altars approximately 50m south of Ladies Lake sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 710 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 87% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 83% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 53% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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