Garden Seat in the Grounds of Ascot Place, 70m East of the House is a Grade II listed building in the Bracknell Forest local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 February 2002. Garden seat.

Garden Seat in the Grounds of Ascot Place, 70m East of the House

WRENN ID
spare-pillar-yew
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Bracknell Forest
Constituency
Maidenhead MP: Mr Joshua Reynolds (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
14 February 2002
Type
Garden seat
Address
Garden Seat in the Grounds of Ascot Place, 70m East of the House, Pigeonhouse Lane, Winkfield
OS grid reference
SU 915 713
Coordinates
51.43348, -0.68511
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This garden seat, located 70 meters east of Ascot Place, dates from the 19th century and is made of stone. It has a rectangular shape with swept ends and is supported by four clawed feet in the center, with mythical beasts at each end. The backrest features intricate carvings and decorations including shells, garlands, and scrolls. It has a dentilled capping adorned with cable ornament. Square pillars at the ends are topped with small urns. This seat is part of a garden that is listed as Grade II* in the Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Interest in England.

Local climate

Garden Seat in the Grounds of Ascot Place, 70m East of the House sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 730 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 79% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 71% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 56% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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