Basin on Plinth, One of A Pair, 25 Metres West of Shrubland Hall, in South Sector of Balcony Garden is a Grade II listed building in the Mid Suffolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 December 1955. A Victorian Fountain.

Basin on Plinth, One of A Pair, 25 Metres West of Shrubland Hall, in South Sector of Balcony Garden

WRENN ID
late-pillar-wren
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Mid Suffolk
Constituency
Central Suffolk and North Ipswich MP: Patrick Spencer (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
9 December 1955
Type
Fountain
OS grid reference
TM 125 524
Coordinates
52.12979, 1.10431
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The basin on a plinth, one of a pair, is located 25 meters west of Shrubland Hall in the south sector of the Balcony Garden. It dates from around 1850 and is part of the Balcony Garden designed by Sir Charles Barry. Made of white limestone, the basin is shallow and has a diameter of approximately 1.5 meters. It is supported by three piers that feature leopard heads, resembling a term. The base of the basin is triangular, with moulded concave segmental sides.

Local climate

Basin on Plinth, One of A Pair, 25 Metres West of Shrubland Hall, in South Sector of Balcony Garden sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 700 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 91% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 67% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 24 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 74% of listed buildings. Of these, 12 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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