The Egyptian Seat is a Grade II listed building in the Buckinghamshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 October 1985. Monument.
The Egyptian Seat
- WRENN ID
- hushed-column-indigo
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Constituency
- Mid Buckinghamshire MP: Greg Smith (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 11 October 1985
- Type
- Monument
- Address
- The Egyptian Seat, Stone with Bishopstone and Hartwell
- OS grid reference
- SP 793 125
- Coordinates
- 51.80625, -0.84994
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Egyptian Seat is an alcove located in a roadside bank opposite a spring, built in 1850 or 1851 by Joseph Bonomi II, who was an Egyptologist and the second son of the architect Joseph Bonomi, known for his work on Hartwell House. The structure is made of stone and brick, with stucco that imitates ashlar. It features rubble stone flank walls and two square piers that support a simple entablature. The frieze is adorned with Egyptian hieroglyphics, which are said to commemorate its construction in the 13th year of Queen Victoria. Originally, the blocking course had a parapet that included a Greek inscription meaning 'water is best'.
Local climate
The Egyptian Seat receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 74% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 83% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 74% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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