Columns to South East and South West of Orangery is a Grade II* listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 June 1978. A Early Modern Columns.
Columns to South East and South West of Orangery
- WRENN ID
- little-paling-yarrow
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- Salisbury MP: John Glen (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 8 June 1978
- Type
- Columns
- Period
- Early Modern
- Address
- Columns to South East and South West of Orangery, Wilton
- OS grid reference
- SU 097 310
- Coordinates
- 51.07827, -1.86165
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The columns located to the south-east and south-west of the Orangery at Wilton Park date back to the 17th century and are attributed to either Inigo Jones or Isaac de Caux. They are depicted on Rocque's plan from 1746, which shows their original position at the former Porter's Lodge. These stone columns feature high moulded plinths with bold projecting frosted rusticated bands and Ionic capitals, each topped with orbs.
Local climate
Columns to South East and South West of Orangery receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 53% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 60% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 58% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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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