Pedestal is a Grade II listed building in the North Yorkshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 June 1987. Pedestal.
Pedestal
- WRENN ID
- broken-kitchen-vale
- 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
- Address
- Pedestal, South Lake, Henderskelfe
- OS grid reference
- SE 717 698
- Coordinates
- 54.11926, -0.90309
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a pedestal for a statue located at Castle Howard, dating from the mid-19th century. It is made of sandstone ashlar and stands approximately 2 metres high. The pedestal features a stepped base that is square in plan, topped by a pedestal with moulded concave sides on a cushion pad, and is finished with a moulded cornice. The pedestal is included for its group value within the context of Castle Howard, which is listed as Grade I in the Register of Parks and Gardens of special historic interest in England.
Local climate
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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