Garden Ornament Near South West Corner of House is a Grade II* listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 October 1988. Garden ornament.
Garden Ornament Near South West Corner of House
- WRENN ID
- ruined-dormer-peregrine
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- East Wiltshire MP: Danny Kruger (RUK)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 10 October 1988
- Type
- Garden ornament
- Address
- Garden Ornament Near South West Corner of House, Little Durnford
- OS grid reference
- SU 124 342
- Coordinates
- 51.10719, -1.82329
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This garden ornament, located near the south-west corner of the house, is a commemorative vase on a pedestal dating from 1780 to 1790, although it is likely from after 1800. Made of limestone, the vase features fluting, a running scroll, a gadrooned central knob, and sphinxes mounted on the lid. It has an inscription that reads "Manibus dore lilia plenis." The base bears a dedicatory inscription that states "HON: GUL: PITT / PAT: PATR :/ EUROP: LIBERAT:."
Local climate
Garden Ornament Near South West Corner of House 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 60% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 63% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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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