Lily Pond and 2 Ornamental Pedestals with Urns Each 20 Metres Either Side of Pond in Rose Garden at Barrow Court is a Grade II* listed building in the North Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 January 1987. Pond with pedestals.

Lily Pond and 2 Ornamental Pedestals with Urns Each 20 Metres Either Side of Pond in Rose Garden at Barrow Court

WRENN ID
steep-railing-clover
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
North Somerset
Constituency
North Somerset MP: Sadik Al-Hassan (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
19 January 1987
Type
Pond with pedestals
OS grid reference
ST 514 684
Coordinates
51.41336, -2.69987
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Lily Pond and two ornamental pedestals with urns, located 20 metres on either side of the pond in the rose garden at Barrow Court, were created around 1890 by F. Inigo Thomas. The pond features rubble stone walls below the water level and ashlar coping. The pedestals and urns are made of ashlar, and there are ironwork railings surrounding the pond. The pond is circular with rectangular projections on the east and west sides, enclosed by tall yew hedges, and aligned with the two pedestals, which are central to two symmetrical rose bed parterres. Each pedestal has two octagonal base steps, a circular shaft, and an ornate urn decorated with floral swags and mermaid handles. These elements are part of a well-designed formal garden layout by Thomas for Henry Martin Gibbs, which is included in the Historic Gardens Register: Part 1 Avon.

Local climate

Lily Pond and 2 Ornamental Pedestals with Urns Each 20 Metres Either Side of Pond in Rose Garden at Barrow Court receives an average of 850 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 69% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 31 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 62% 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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