Statue of Cherub Riding A Swan in A Pool on West Side of Gardens at the Bury Grid Reference Tl 1871 2197 is a Grade II listed building in the North Hertfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 May 1968. A Georgian Garden statue.

Statue of Cherub Riding A Swan in A Pool on West Side of Gardens at the Bury Grid Reference Tl 1871 2197

WRENN ID
waiting-bonework-dale
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
North Hertfordshire
Constituency
Hitchin MP: Alistair Strathern (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
27 May 1968
Type
Garden statue
Period
Georgian
Address
Statue of Cherub Riding A Swan in A Pool on West Side of Gardens at the Bury Grid Reference Tl 1871 2197, St. Paul's Walden
OS grid reference
TL 187 219
Coordinates
51.88367, -0.27665
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a garden statue of a cherub riding a swan, located in a pool on the west side of the gardens at The Bury. It dates from the early 18th century and is likely the work of John Nost, who died in 1729, similar to statues supplied for Rousham. The statue is made of lead and is positioned in the center of an irregularly shaped pool. The figure depicts a small cherub on the back of a life-sized swan that is wearing a collar.

Local climate

Statue of Cherub Riding A Swan in A Pool on West Side of Gardens at the Bury Grid Reference Tl 1871 2197 sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 720 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 82% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 76% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 60% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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