2 Statues in Garden at Magna Cottages 20 Metres South West of House is a Grade II listed building in the East Hertfordshire local planning authority area, England. Statues.
2 Statues in Garden at Magna Cottages 20 Metres South West of House
- WRENN ID
- hidden-corner-grain
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- East Hertfordshire
- Constituency
- Broxbourne MP: Lewis Cocking (Con)
- Country
- England
- Type
- Statues
- OS grid reference
- TL 370 122
- Coordinates
- 51.79221, -0.01408
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
There are two statues located in the garden at Magna Cottages, approximately 20 metres southwest of the house. These statues date from the 18th century and are made of Portland stone. They depict a pair of large reclining figures, one male and bearded, and the other female, both semi-draped. The figures recline towards each other, each leaning on an urn that directs its mouth forward and downward. The heads of the statues have been removed and are positioned in front of the figures; when intact, the statues would stand about 2 metres high. The backs of the statues are flat, suggesting they were designed to be placed against a wall. The property is linked to the Mylne family of architects, and it is possible that the figures originated from a pediment or bridge abutment designed by Robert Mylne, who served as Surveyor for the New River Company from 1771 to 1811. The statues may have been intended to represent the two source wells of the New River, named Chad and Emma.
Local climate
2 Statues in Garden at Magna Cottages 20 Metres South West of House sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 700 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 90% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 88% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 52% 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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