Statue of Hercules at North End of Central Alley Ruvnning North from the Bury at Grid Reference Tl 1896 2215 is a Grade II listed building in the North Hertfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 May 1968. Statue.

Statue of Hercules at North End of Central Alley Ruvnning North from the Bury at Grid Reference Tl 1896 2215

WRENN ID
patient-moulding-willow
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
North Hertfordshire
Constituency
Hitchin MP: Alistair Strathern (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
27 May 1968
Type
Statue
Address
Statue of Hercules at North End of Central Alley Ruvnning North from the Bury at Grid Reference Tl 1896 2215, St. Paul's Walden
OS grid reference
TL 189 221
Coordinates
51.88524, -0.27295
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The statue of Hercules is located at the north end of the central alley that runs north from The Bury in St Paul's Walden. It dates from the late 17th century or early 18th century and is attributed to the English sculptor John Nost, who died in 1729. The statue is made of limestone and stands at one and a half times lifesize, depicting Hercules facing south with a lion's skin draped over his left shoulder. It rests on a rough rectangular base, with a plinth that is one and a half meters high and about one meter square. The plinth is crafted from fine-grained limestone and features a moulded plinth and capping, with ovolo moulding on the panelled sides. The panel has a drafted margin and frosted rustication in the field. This statue is a central feature in the layout of the garden, which was part of the original design from the 1720s.

Local climate

Statue of Hercules at North End of Central Alley Ruvnning North from the Bury at Grid Reference Tl 1896 2215 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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