Statue of Fame in Cupola, at South End of Parterre is a Grade II* listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 March 1985. A Georgian Sculpture.
Statue of Fame in Cupola, at South End of Parterre
- WRENN ID
- slow-gable-oak
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- Salisbury MP: John Glen (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 28 March 1985
- Type
- Sculpture
- Period
- Georgian
- Address
- Statue of Fame in Cupola, at South End of Parterre, Odstock
- OS grid reference
- SU 171 265
- Coordinates
- 51.0382, -1.75696
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Statue of Fame is located under a cupola at the south end of the parterre in Longford Park. The statue, created by J. M. Rysbrack in 1767, is made of lead and is slightly less than lifesize. It is beautifully executed and stands on a three-step plinth. The cupola, designed by William Privett of Chilmark in 1759, features four Ionic columns that support a corniced square roof topped with a vase urn.
Local climate
Statue of Fame in Cupola, at South End of Parterre receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 59% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 63% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 28 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 69% of listed buildings. Of these, 11 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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