Pelham Vase in Grounds of No 30 (Esher Place) is a Grade II listed building in the Elmbridge local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 May 1969. Vase. 4 related planning applications.

Pelham Vase in Grounds of No 30 (Esher Place)

WRENN ID
secret-rubble-dale
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Elmbridge
Constituency
Esher and Walton MP: Monica Harding (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
28 May 1969
Type
Vase
Address
Pelham Vase in Grounds of No 30 (Esher Place), Esher Place Avenue
OS grid reference
TQ 133 648
Coordinates
51.37171, -0.37366
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Pelham vase, located in the grounds of No. 30 (Esher Place), is a mid-18th century vase made of Portland stone. It stands approximately 15 feet high on a square plinth. The plinth features fine relief panels on three sides, each adorned with Latin inscriptions. One panel reads "Et in Arcadia Ego," while the opposing side displays "Charan and Mercury." The fourth side contains the inscription: "Henrica Pelham Patrone suo optima sempesque record et ione posuit I.R." Above the plinth is an Ampherac type vase set on a wreathed base.

Local climate

Pelham Vase in Grounds of No 30 (Esher Place) sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 720 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 84% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 75% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 31 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 61% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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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  • No EPC on record for this property
  • Sale history — 4 transactions since 1995
  • Related listed building consents — 4 applications
  • Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
  • Flood risk assessment
  • Radon risk assessment
  • Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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