Statue of Silenus with the Infant Bacchus and Pedestal Approximately 75 Metres North East of Atlas Fountain is a Grade II* listed building in the North Yorkshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 June 1987. Statue.
Statue of Silenus with the Infant Bacchus and Pedestal Approximately 75 Metres North East of Atlas Fountain
- WRENN ID
- western-tallow-solstice
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- North Yorkshire
- Constituency
- Thirsk and Malton MP: Kevin Hollinrake (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 22 June 1987
- Type
- Statue
- OS grid reference
- SE 716 699
- Coordinates
- 54.1208, -0.90484
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Statue of Silenus with the Infant Bacchus and its pedestal is located approximately 75 metres north-east of the Atlas Fountain at Castle Howard. This mid-18th century statue is accompanied by a pedestal that dates to around 1720, likely designed by Nicholas Hawksmoor. The pedestal is made of sandstone and stands about 2.5 metres tall, featuring a square three-course base that supports a drum pedestal with a moulded base and cornice, adorned with festoons. The life-sized statue depicts the faun Silenus leaning on a tree trunk while holding the child Bacchus in his arms. This work is a copy of a Roman bronze original from the late 4th century, attributed to Lysippus or one of his followers, which is currently housed in the Louvre, Paris.
Local climate
Statue of Silenus with the Infant Bacchus and Pedestal Approximately 75 Metres North East of Atlas Fountain 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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