Pedestal Approximately 150 Metres West of Temple of Four Winds is a Grade II* listed building in the North Yorkshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 June 1987. Pedestal.

Pedestal Approximately 150 Metres West of Temple of Four Winds

WRENN ID
graven-cloister-rowan
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
North Yorkshire
Constituency
Thirsk and Malton MP: Kevin Hollinrake (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
22 June 1987
Type
Pedestal
OS grid reference
SE 720 699
Coordinates
54.12076, -0.89934
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The pedestal, located approximately 150 metres west of the Temple of Four Winds, dates from around 1720 and is made of sandstone. It features two steps leading up to the pedestal, which has a cavetto-moulded base. The pedestal is adorned with sunk panels that bear garlands carved in relief, and it is topped with an egg-and-dart cornice. This structure is noted in the Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission's Register of Parks and Gardens of special historic interest in England, specifically for Castle Howard, which is designated as Grade I.

Local climate

Pedestal Approximately 150 Metres West of Temple of Four Winds 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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