Column on North Avenue of Wilbury House Approximately 260 Metres from North Elevation is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 May 1987. Column.
Column on North Avenue of Wilbury House Approximately 260 Metres from North Elevation
- WRENN ID
- standing-brick-owl
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- Salisbury MP: John Glen (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 29 May 1987
- Type
- Column
- OS grid reference
- SU 220 416
- Coordinates
- 51.17363, -1.68587
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a column located on the north avenue of Wilbury House, approximately 260 metres from the north elevation. It was built in 1897 for Major A.G.W. Malet to commemorate the Diamond Jubilee. The column is made of Portland stone and features a small fluted design typical of the 18th century, with a cavetto capital. It stands on a high pedestal and supports an urn. On the south face, there is a shield in a recessed panel that includes an inscription.
Local climate
Column on North Avenue of Wilbury House Approximately 260 Metres from North Elevation receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 58% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 58% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 52% 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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