Statue of Samson with Two Philistines on East Side of North Lawn at the Bury at Grid Reference Tl 1880 2175 is a Grade II listed building in the North Hertfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 May 1968. Statue.
Statue of Samson with Two Philistines on East Side of North Lawn at the Bury at Grid Reference Tl 1880 2175
- WRENN ID
- moated-clay-soot
- 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 Samson with Two Philistines on East Side of North Lawn at the Bury at Grid Reference Tl 1880 2175, St. Paul's Walden
- OS grid reference
- TL 188 217
- Coordinates
- 51.88168, -0.27542
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The statue of Samson with two Philistines is located on the east side of the north lawn at The Bury, dating from the late 17th century or early 18th century. This English group is attributed to John Nost, who died in 1729, and is based on an original design by Michelangelo from around 1530. The statue is made of limestone and stands on a Totternhoe stone plinth. It features life-size figures, with Samson depicted standing and raising a club. The plinth is square, with a panelled design, a moulded base, and an eroded top. This statue is one of a pair and was part of the original garden layout conceived in the 1720s.
Local climate
Statue of Samson with Two Philistines on East Side of North Lawn at the Bury at Grid Reference Tl 1880 2175 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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- 5 Statue Group at South End of South Vista
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