Pedestal and Urn, at Mill Lawn, at Anglesey Abbey is a Grade II* listed building in the East Cambridgeshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 June 1984. Pedestal and urn monument.

Pedestal and Urn, at Mill Lawn, at Anglesey Abbey

WRENN ID
calm-tin-reed
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
East Cambridgeshire
Constituency
Ely and East Cambridgeshire MP: Charlotte Cane (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
15 June 1984
Type
Pedestal and urn monument
Address
Pedestal and Urn, at Mill Lawn, at Anglesey Abbey, Quy Road, Lode
OS grid reference
TL 530 624
Coordinates
52.23909, 0.2401
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The pedestal and urn at Mill Lawn, located at Anglesey Abbey, is a significant historical feature. The drum pedestal dates back to the 2nd or 3rd century AD and is made of white marble, intricately carved with festoons and Bacchic figures in relief. Atop the pedestal is an urn from the early 18th century, made of lead, which depicts a Bacchanal and originates from Drakelowe Hall in Burton on Trent. The urn is initialled W.M.

Local climate

Pedestal and Urn, at Mill Lawn, at Anglesey Abbey sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 700 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 92% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 80% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 60% 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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