Column in Garden at Iford Manor is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 November 1962. Column.

Column in Garden at Iford Manor

WRENN ID
sheer-pier-woodpecker
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Wiltshire
Constituency
Melksham and Devizes MP: Brian Mathew (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
13 November 1962
Type
Column
Address
Column in Garden at Iford Manor, Westwood
OS grid reference
ST 801 589
Coordinates
51.32971, -2.28624
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The column in the garden at Iford Manor is a Grade II listed structure, built in 1916 by H.A. Peto. It is located at the top of stone steps to the north of the Great Terrace. The column is made of unfluted limestone and stands on a square plinth. It features an inscription dedicated to Edward VII, referred to as The Peacemaker, from the year 1916. The column is topped with a Composite capital that includes a standing putto.

Local climate

Column in Garden at Iford Manor receives an average of 870 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 63% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 68% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 53% 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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