Statue of Lion and Horse Approxiamtely 85 Metres North of Rousham Park and at North End of Bowling Green is a Grade II* listed building in the West Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 August 1957. A Georgian Statue.
Statue of Lion and Horse Approxiamtely 85 Metres North of Rousham Park and at North End of Bowling Green
- WRENN ID
- patient-rubble-nightshade
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- West Oxfordshire
- Constituency
- Bicester and Woodstock MP: Calum Miller (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 27 August 1957
- Type
- Statue
- Period
- Georgian
- OS grid reference
- SP 478 243
- Coordinates
- 51.91534, -1.30567
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The statue of a lion and horse, located approximately 85 meters north of Rousham Park and at the north end of the bowling green, was created in 1743 by the sculptor Scheemakers. This limestone statue depicts a lion mauling a horse and is set on an ashlar pedestal with a moulded cornice. It is positioned at the top of a grass slope that descends towards the River Cherwell, offering views of two notable structures in Steeple Aston: the Chapel of the Mill and the Ornamental Arch. The statue is part of the landscape gardens designed by William Kent around 1733 to 1740. Rousham Park is recognized in the Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission Register of Parks and Gardens at Grade I.
Local climate
Statue of Lion and Horse Approxiamtely 85 Metres North of Rousham Park and at North End of Bowling Green sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 76% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 69% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 66% 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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Similar buildings
The closest matches to this building from all 493,000 UK listed buildings, by architecture, period and materials.
- 1 Statue of Lioness to North-North-West of the Orangery at Goodwood House
- 2 Garden Seat Next to River Cherwell, and Garden Walls, Doorways and Gateway to East of Rousham Park
- 3 Statue of Apollo at End of Long Walk and Approximately 12 Metres South East of the Temple of Echo
- 4 Statue of Lion to west of Combe Bank
- 5 Herm Approximately 86 Metres North North East of Rousham Park and at North East Corner of Bowling Green
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- Garden Seat Next to River Cherwell, and Garden Walls, Doorways and Gateway to East of Rousham Park
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