Sculptural Group of Samson and Philistine, in Arboretum, at Anglesey Abbey is a Grade II listed building in the East Cambridgeshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 June 1984. Sculpture.

Sculptural Group of Samson and Philistine, in Arboretum, at Anglesey Abbey

WRENN ID

woven-chamber-solstice

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

Sculpture

Address

Sculptural Group of Samson and Philistine, in Arboretum, at Anglesey Abbey, Quy Road, Lode

OS grid reference

TL 530 623

Coordinates

52.23842, 0.23969

Source

Historic England listing

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Description

Local climate

Sculptural Group of Samson and Philistine, in Arboretum, 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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1. 1 Statue of Samson with Two Philistines on East Side of North Lawn at the Bury at Grid Reference Tl 1880 2175 Grade II · North Hertfordshire
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4. 4 Statue of Samson Slaying Philistine in Garden to West of Seaton Delaval Hall Grade II · Northumberland
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