Statue of Apollo Belvedre and Pedestal Approximately 90 Metres South East of Atlas Fountain is a Grade II* listed building in the North Yorkshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 January 1954. A C18 Statue.

Statue of Apollo Belvedre and Pedestal Approximately 90 Metres South East of Atlas Fountain

WRENN ID
mired-mullion-shade
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
OS grid reference
SE 716 698
Coordinates
54.11948, -0.90468
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Statue of Apollo Belvedere and its pedestal are located approximately 90 metres southeast of the Atlas Fountain at Castle Howard. The statue, created in the mid-18th century by John Cheere, is made of lead and stands on a sandstone pedestal dating from around 1720, likely designed by Nicholas Hawksmoor. The pedestal is about 2.5 metres tall and features a square three-course base that supports a drum pedestal with a moulded base and cornice, adorned with festoons.

The statue is heavily decayed, missing its head and one arm, and is currently supported at the back by an iron rod. It is a copy of a Roman bronze original by Leochares, which is housed in the Vatican Museum in Rome.

Local climate

Statue of Apollo Belvedre and Pedestal Approximately 90 Metres South 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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