Urn Approximately 10 Metres East North East of Palldian Gateway is a Grade II* listed building in the West Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 August 1957. A Georgian Garden feature.
Urn Approximately 10 Metres East North East of Palldian Gateway
- WRENN ID
- gentle-rafter-spring
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- West Oxfordshire
- Constituency
- Bicester and Woodstock MP: Calum Miller (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 27 August 1957
- Type
- Garden feature
- Period
- Georgian
- OS grid reference
- SP 476 243
- Coordinates
- 51.91603, -1.30887
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This urn, located approximately 10 meters east-north-east of the Palladian Gateway at Rousham Park Gardens, was created around 1733-1740 by the architect William Kent. It is made of limestone and features palm fronds, a Vitruvian scroll, and fretting. The urn is set on a panelled pedestal that has a moulded plinth and cornice. This urn is part of the landscape gardens designed by William Kent during the same period. Rousham Park is recognized in the Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission Register of Parks and Gardens at Grade I.
Local climate
Urn Approximately 10 Metres East North East of Palldian Gateway 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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