Giallo Sarcophagus Circa 60 Metres North of the Dukes Greenhouse is a Grade II listed building in the Peak District National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 June 1987. Sarcophagus.

Giallo Sarcophagus Circa 60 Metres North of the Dukes Greenhouse

WRENN ID
shadowed-corridor-juniper
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Peak District National Park
Constituency
Derbyshire Dales MP: John Whitby (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
19 June 1987
Type
Sarcophagus
OS grid reference
SK 262 701
Coordinates
53.22775, -1.60852
Source
Historic England listing

Also on this page: flood risk · radon risk · weather exposure · detailed attributes ↓

Description

The Giallo Sarcophagus, located approximately 60 metres north of the Duke's Greenhouse in Chatsworth Gardens, is an antique sarcophagus that is part of the Sixth Duke of Devonshire's collection of antique sculpture. It was brought to Chatsworth in the early 19th century and was likely originally placed in the Sculpture Gallery. The sarcophagus is made of marble and features sides that are carved in deep relief with swags. It has a gabled top with antefixae at the corners. The Gardens and Park are listed on the Gardens Register at Grade I.

Local climate

Giallo Sarcophagus Circa 60 Metres North of the Dukes Greenhouse receives an average of 930 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 70% 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 44 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 85% of listed buildings. Of these, 25 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.

More on this building

Sign in or create a free account to unlock:

  • No EPC on record for this property
  • No sale records on file
  • No related consent applications matched
  • Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
  • Flood risk assessment
  • Radon risk assessment
  • Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
Create free account

Matched applications, energy data and sale records are assembled automatically and may contain errors. Flag incorrect data.

Similar buildings

The closest matches to this building from all 493,000 UK listed buildings, by architecture, period and materials.

Nearby listed buildings

  1. Group of 18 Columns Enclosing Rose Garden Grade II 91 m
  2. The First Dukes Greenhouse Grade II* 93 m
  3. Former Stables at Chatsworth House Grade I 126 m
  4. Flight of Steps with Urns and Statues East of Orangery Grade II 130 m
  5. The Conservative Wall Grade II 130 m
  6. Summerhouse Grade II 150 m
  7. Row of Eleven Statues Along the Broadwalk Grade II 166 m
  8. The Willow Tree Fountain Grade II 176 m
  9. Temple of Flora Grade I 180 m
  10. Chatsworth House Grade I 213 m