Statue of Mercury in Sunken Garden to South East of Italian Garden at Westonbirt House is a Grade II listed building in the Cotswold local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 June 1993. A Victorian Statue.
Statue of Mercury in Sunken Garden to South East of Italian Garden at Westonbirt House
- WRENN ID
- hallowed-rotunda-smoke
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cotswold
- Constituency
- South Cotswolds MP: Dr Roz Savage (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 17 June 1993
- Type
- Statue
- Address
- Statue of Mercury in Sunken Garden to South East of Italian Garden at Westonbirt House, A433, Westonbirt with Lasborough
- OS grid reference
- ST 866 895
- Coordinates
- 51.60481, -2.19392
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Statue of Mercury, created between 1863 and 1870 by Lewis Vulliamy, is located in the sunken garden southeast of the Italian Garden at Westonbirt House. This bronze statue depicts Mercury with his winged hat and sandals, holding his herald's staff, known as the Caduceus, in his left arm. The statue is positioned at the center of a circular pool featuring a moulded edge with stone coping, and it is situated in a sunken garden that includes a seating area to the east.
Local climate
Statue of Mercury in Sunken Garden to South East of Italian Garden at Westonbirt House receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 51% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 50% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 61% 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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