Monument with Statue of Nelson, The Dog is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 July 1987. Monument.

Monument with Statue of Nelson, The Dog

WRENN ID
quartered-hearth-aspen
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Wiltshire
Constituency
Salisbury MP: John Glen (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
6 July 1987
Type
Monument
Address
Monument with Statue of Nelson, The Dog, West Tisbury
OS grid reference
ST 906 286
Coordinates
51.057, -2.13427
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a monument featuring a statue of Nelson, the dog, located in Pythouse Park, West Tisbury. The statue is made of limestone and is larger than life-size, depicting the retriever reclining on a rectangular plinth. The plinth has recessed inscription panels that highlight the virtues of the dog and note that he died in 1874, on the 69th anniversary of Admiral Nelson's death.

Local climate

Monument with Statue of Nelson, The Dog receives an average of 830 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 54% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 59% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 64% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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  3. Orangery at Pythouse Grade II 94 m
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  5. Archway Over East Drive to Pythouse Grade II 205 m
  6. Gate Piers to East Drive of Pythouse Grade II 283 m
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  8. Pythouse Farmhouse Grade II 353 m
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  10. Garden Wall with Terraces, Gate Piers and Loggia at Hatch House Grade II 479 m