Statue Approximately 4 Metres South of East End of Orangery is a Grade II listed building in the West Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 July 1988. Statue.
Statue Approximately 4 Metres South of East End of Orangery
- WRENN ID
- still-rubble-sunrise
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Oxfordshire
- Constituency
- Bicester and Woodstock MP: Calum Miller (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 27 July 1988
- Type
- Statue
- OS grid reference
- SP 442 161
- Coordinates
- 51.84239, -1.35975
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This statue, located approximately 4 metres south of the east end of the Orangery at Blenheim, is likely from the late 19th or early 20th century. It was created by A. Fruilli of Florence and is made of marble. The finely carved statue is probably of Venus and is inspired by classical antiquity. It stands on a round marble pedestal that features decorative swags and moulding. The statue is signed "A. Fruilli, Firenze." It was likely placed in its current location in the 1920s as part of Achille Duchene's work for the Ninth Duke of Marlborough. This statue forms a pair with another statue located approximately 4 metres south of the south-west corner of the Kitchen Court. It is included for its group value. Blenheim Park is also recognized in the Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission Register of Parks and Gardens at Grade I.
Local climate
Statue Approximately 4 Metres South of East End of Orangery receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 71% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 65% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 51% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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