Statue of Summer Approximately 5 Metres South West of Manor House is a Grade II listed building in the West Northamptonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 March 1987. Statue.
Statue of Summer Approximately 5 Metres South West of Manor House
- WRENN ID
- drifting-rood-laurel
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Constituency
- Daventry MP: Stuart Andrew (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 11 March 1987
- Type
- Statue
- OS grid reference
- SP 573 682
- Coordinates
- 52.30947, -1.16046
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The statue of "Summer" is located approximately 5 metres southwest of the Manor House in Ashby St. Ledgers. It dates from the early 18th century and is made of limestone. The statue depicts a female figure holding a cornucopia of fruit, symbolizing "Summer". It stands on a moulded ironstone plinth, which is badly eroded. This statue is part of a group representing "The Seasons", which includes a central figure of "Atlas". It is noted to have been part of a formal garden layout from around 1700 at the Manor House.
Local climate
Statue of Summer Approximately 5 Metres South West of Manor House receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 71% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 68% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 69% 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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