Statue of Wrestlers Approximately 80 Metres North West of Shirburn Castle is a Grade II listed building in the South Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 April 1987. Statue.
Statue of Wrestlers Approximately 80 Metres North West of Shirburn Castle
- WRENN ID
- crooked-thatch-falcon
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Oxfordshire
- Constituency
- Henley and Thame MP: Freddie van Mierlo (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 3 April 1987
- Type
- Statue
- OS grid reference
- SU 695 960
- Coordinates
- 51.65908, -0.99535
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The statue of wrestlers, dating from the early 18th century, is located approximately 80 meters northwest of Shirburn Castle. It is made of limestone and stands on a rectangular plinth that has bowed ends, along with a moulded plinth and cornice. An inspection of the statue was not possible, and the description was compiled from photographs. Shirburn Park and gardens are included in the Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission Register of Gardens at Grade II, and Shirburn Castle is referenced in Country Life, Volume VII, 1900, page 81.
Local climate
Statue of Wrestlers Approximately 80 Metres North West of Shirburn Castle 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 80% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 78% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 73% 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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