Statue of Farnese Hercules and Pedestal is a Grade II* listed building in the North Yorkshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 January 1954. A 18th century Statue.

Statue of Farnese Hercules and Pedestal

WRENN ID
dim-pavement-gold
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
North Yorkshire
Constituency
Thirsk and Malton MP: Kevin Hollinrake (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
25 January 1954
Type
Statue
Period
18th century
Address
Statue of Farnese Hercules and Pedestal, Terrace Walk, Henderskelfe
OS grid reference
SE 718 700
Coordinates
54.12108, -0.90206
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Statue of Farnese Hercules and its pedestal are located on Henderskelfe Terrace Walk. The statue was created in 1723 by Andrew Carpenter and is made of lead, while the pedestal is constructed from sandstone and stands 2.25 meters tall. The statue is life-sized and depicts a very muscular, bearded figure, based on a 3rd century AD copy of a Greek original, which is currently housed in the Museo Nazionale in Naples. The pedestal features two steps leading up to it, with a cavetto-moulded base and sunk panels that are adorned with garlands carved in relief, topped with an egg-and-dart cornice. The statue and pedestal were previously listed under Castle Howard with outbuildings and garden statues.

Local climate

Statue of Farnese Hercules and Pedestal receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 59% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 85% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 46 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 87% of listed buildings. Of these, 25 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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