Aviary in Walled Garden at Upton Hall is a Grade II listed building in the West Northamptonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 January 1976. Aviary.

Aviary in Walled Garden at Upton Hall

WRENN ID
second-tracery-finch
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
West Northamptonshire
Constituency
Northampton South MP: Mike Reader (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
22 January 1976
Type
Aviary
Address
Aviary in Walled Garden at Upton Hall, A45
OS grid reference
SP 718 601
Coordinates
52.23527, -0.94995
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The aviary in the walled garden at Upton Hall is an early to mid-19th century structure made of wrought iron. It has a circular plan and features a blue brick base, which may have been added later. A central post supports an open dome that has a flattened ogee shape and is topped with an elaborate finial. This aviary is part of a group of garden structures within the walled garden of Upton Hall, which also includes the Church of St Michael and a Gothic arch.

Local climate

Aviary in Walled Garden at Upton Hall sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 720 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 83% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 82% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 67% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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