Pedestal to the North of Royal Avenue to the Rear of Brock Street is a Grade II listed building in the Bath and North East Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 August 1975. Pedestal.

Pedestal to the North of Royal Avenue to the Rear of Brock Street

WRENN ID
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Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Bath and North East Somerset
Constituency
Bath MP: Wera Hobhouse (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
5 August 1975
Type
Pedestal
OS grid reference
ST 746 652
Coordinates
51.38538, -2.36553
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The pedestal located to the north of Royal Avenue, behind Brock Street, dates from the 18th century and is made of limestone. It features a circular base that once supported an urn, resting on a stepped plinth adorned with an acanthus leaf cornice. Each side of the pedestal is decorated with a carved laurel wreath and a moulded plinth. The specific urn that originally topped this pedestal is not known, but similar types were commonly produced by Bath masons in the 18th century, as seen in mid-18th century engravings of Prior Park. Victoria Park, where this pedestal is situated, was established in 1830 on the former Barton Fields, which was common land. It was inaugurated by the Duchess of Kent and her daughter, Princess Victoria, on October 23, 1830, making it the first municipal park in the country.

Local climate

Pedestal to the North of Royal Avenue to the Rear of Brock Street receives an average of 860 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 60% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 64% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 52% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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