Statue of Running Footman at South End of Theatre in Gardens at the Bury at Grid Reference Tl 1883 2197 is a Grade II listed building in the North Hertfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 May 1968. Statue.

Statue of Running Footman at South End of Theatre in Gardens at the Bury at Grid Reference Tl 1883 2197

WRENN ID
silent-hall-rook
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 Running Footman at South End of Theatre in Gardens at the Bury at Grid Reference Tl 1883 2197, St. Paul's Walden
OS grid reference
TL 188 219
Coordinates
51.88365, -0.2749
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The statue of a Running Footman is located at the south end of the theatre in the gardens at The Bury, St Paul's Walden. This 18th-century statue is inspired by the Borghese Gladiator and a late Roman marble statue now housed in the Louvre. The lifesize lead figure stands on a limestone pedestal, facing north and leaning forward, with its right leg bent and advanced, and the left arm extended forward. The right hand holds the hilt of a broken sword, while the left arm appears to be bandaged or mended. The pedestal is 1.5 meters high and features bold mouldings around the base and cap, which extend to the apsidal projections at each end.

Local climate

Statue of Running Footman at South End of Theatre in Gardens at the Bury at Grid Reference Tl 1883 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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