Statue Halfway Down South Vista on West Side is a Grade II listed building in the Central Bedfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 March 1985. Statue.

Statue Halfway Down South Vista on West Side

WRENN ID
little-cobble-thyme
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Central Bedfordshire
Constituency
North Bedfordshire MP: Richard Fuller (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
6 March 1985
Type
Statue
Address
Statue Halfway Down South Vista on West Side, Southill
OS grid reference
TL 143 419
Coordinates
52.06381, -0.33363
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The statue, located halfway down South Vista on the west side of Southill Park, is a notable work from 1812 by Sir Henry Cheere, purchased by Samuel Whitbread II. It depicts Minerva, who is holding a shield that features the head of Medusa. The statue is made of lead and stands on a Coade stone plinth, reaching a total height of approximately 2.5 metres.

Local climate

Statue Halfway Down South Vista on West Side 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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