Cascade and Associated Pool and Steps Circa 70 Metres South East of Cowley Manor is a Grade II listed building in the Cotswold local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 October 1987. Cascade and associated pool.

Cascade and Associated Pool and Steps Circa 70 Metres South East of Cowley Manor

WRENN ID
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Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cotswold
Constituency
North Cotswolds MP: Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
22 October 1987
Type
Cascade and associated pool
OS grid reference
SO 965 145
Coordinates
51.82971, -2.05191
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The cascade and associated pool and steps, built around 1860 for James Hutchinson, are located approximately 70 meters southeast of Cowley Manor. The cascade features ashlar stone alternating with bands of coursed squared and dressed limestone, and was in the process of restoration with limestone rubble at the time of the resurvey in January 1987. The pool and steps are made of dressed limestone.

The design includes a cascade with steps descending from the upper level on either side, leading to a circular pool with a central fountain and additional flights of steps. The cascade consists of a retaining wall about 20 meters long and 6 meters deep, topped with a low parapet wall. Pilasters with banded rustication are spaced regularly along the wall, and grotesque bearded heads are positioned between the pilasters, from which water flows from the lake above. The central head directs water into a horizontally set shell, which then falls into a rectangular pool featuring two quadrant walls that incorporate four pedestals, with two eagle statuettes on the east side.

A flight of shallow steps leads down to a circular pool, which is surrounded by eight pedestals with lion statuettes at intervals. A small fountain is located at the center of the pool, and there is a shallow flight of steps descending towards the lower lake, aligning with a squat marble column that has a limestone upper part, possibly intended as the base for a sundial.

Local climate

Cascade and Associated Pool and Steps Circa 70 Metres South East of Cowley Manor receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 52% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 52% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 41 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 78% of listed buildings. Of these, 20 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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