Statue of Lioness to North-North-West of the Orangery at Goodwood House is a Grade II listed building in the South Downs National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 October 2000. Statue.
Statue of Lioness to North-North-West of the Orangery at Goodwood House
- WRENN ID
- deep-postern-hemlock
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Downs National Park
- Constituency
- Chichester MP: Jess Brown-Fuller (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 9 October 2000
- Type
- Statue
- Address
- Statue of Lioness to North-North-West of the Orangery at Goodwood House, Westhampnett, Chichester
- OS grid reference
- SU 887 091
- Coordinates
- 50.87533, -0.73984
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The statue of a lioness, dating from the mid-18th century, is located to the north-north-west of The Orangery at Goodwood House. It was created for the second Duke of Richmond and is made of ashlar stone. The statue stands on a two-step podium, featuring a plinth with a moulded base and cornice, topped by a tablestone that supports the recumbent lioness.
This statue commemorates a beloved lioness from the second Duke of Richmond's famous menagerie, which was situated nearby.
Local climate
Statue of Lioness to North-North-West of the Orangery at Goodwood House receives an average of 830 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 53% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 85% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 15 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 85% of listed buildings. Of these, 7 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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