The Columns, North of Drive to Lacock Abbey is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 January 1987. Garden ornament.

The Columns, North of Drive to Lacock Abbey

WRENN ID
graven-shingle-sienna
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Wiltshire
Constituency
Chippenham MP: Sarah Gibson (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
7 January 1987
Type
Garden ornament
OS grid reference
ST 918 684
Coordinates
51.41509, -2.11856
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Columns, located north of the drive to Lacock Abbey, is a garden ornament from the mid 18th century that features a re-erection of a large ashlar paired chimney stack from the mid 16th century. It consists of two fluted Roman Doric shafts topped with a full entablature, all standing on a high panelled pedestal. The north side displays a strapwork cartouche with lozenges at each end. Above the entablature is a carved stone sphinx, which is said to be the work of Benjamin Carter, who was active from around 1735 to 1766.

Local climate

The Columns, North of Drive to Lacock Abbey receives an average of 830 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 55% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 57% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 51% 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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