Statue of Father Time in Forecourt to East Entrance of the Bury is a Grade II listed building in the North Hertfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 May 1968. Statue.

Statue of Father Time in Forecourt to East Entrance of the Bury

WRENN ID
pitched-ledge-heron
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 Father Time in Forecourt to East Entrance of the Bury, St. Paul's Walden
OS grid reference
TL 187 216
Coordinates
51.88102, -0.27566
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The statue of Father Time is located in the forecourt to the east entrance of The Bury, dating from the 18th century. It is a lifesize lead figure of Old Father Time, depicted kneeling on one knee and stooping while holding up a sundial in his left hand. The figure is winged and half-draped, with an hour-glass in his right hand. The sundial itself is made of bronze and is mounted on a wooden board. The statue stands on a rectangular limestone plinth, which is set on a circular limestone base, aligned with the main entrance.

Local climate

Statue of Father Time in Forecourt to East Entrance of the Bury 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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