Statue Set on Plinth to West of Folly is a Grade II listed building in the Sevenoaks local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 October 1982. Statue.

Statue Set on Plinth to West of Folly

WRENN ID
roaming-porch-linden
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Sevenoaks
Constituency
Sevenoaks MP: Laura Trott (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
22 October 1982
Type
Statue
Address
Statue Set on Plinth to West of Folly, High Street, Farningham
OS grid reference
TQ 544 670
Coordinates
51.38111, 0.21845
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is an 18th-century metal statue of a female winged figure, possibly representing Nike, situated on a stone plinth to the west of the Folly on Farningham High Street. The statue is supported by a modern brick plinth underneath.

Local climate

Statue Set on Plinth to West of Folly sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 710 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 85% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 85% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 64% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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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