Cottesbrooke Hall, Statue of Socrates Approximately 44 Metres South West is a Grade II listed building in the West Northamptonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 November 1984. Statue.
Cottesbrooke Hall, Statue of Socrates Approximately 44 Metres South West
- WRENN ID
- western-clay-river
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Constituency
- Daventry MP: Stuart Andrew (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 8 November 1984
- Type
- Statue
- OS grid reference
- SP 710 738
- Coordinates
- 52.35849, -0.95764
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The statue of Socrates is located approximately 44 metres south-west of Cottesbrooke Hall. It was likely created in the mid-18th century by P. Scheemakers and is made of limestone, with the name inscribed at its base. The statue was moved from Stowe in 1938 and is part of a group that includes statues of Homerus, Epaminondas, and Licurgus.
Local climate
Cottesbrooke Hall, Statue of Socrates Approximately 44 Metres South West receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 73% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 76% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 75% of listed buildings. Of these, 19 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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