Stone Vase on East Bank of gardens at Powis Castle is a Grade II listed building in the Powys local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 29 February 1996. Garden sculpture.

Stone Vase on East Bank of gardens at Powis Castle

WRENN ID
south-wicket-finch
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Powys
Constituency
Montgomeryshire and Glyndwr MP: Steve Witherden (Lab)
Country
Wales
Date first listed
29 February 1996
Type
Garden sculpture
Address
Stone Vase on East Bank of gardens at Powis Castle, Welshpool
OS grid reference
SJ 217 063
Coordinates
52.64898, -3.15833
Source
Cadw listing

Also on this page: flood risk · radon risk · weather exposure · detailed attributes ↓

Description

The stone vase located on the east bank of the gardens at Powis Castle is a notable piece of garden sculpture. Although little is known about its origins, it is set within a wilderness garden that was laid out in the 1770s. The vase may have originally been intended for the Baroque water garden, which was largely completed by 1705 and occupied the flat land at the base of the garden terraces. A perspective view of Powis Castle from 1742 depicts a pair of vases or fountains of a similar design.

The vase features a wide shallow basin supported by a fluted stem, which rests on an oval base adorned with moulded panels. Its prominent position aligns with the central axis of the castle, making it an eye-catching feature in the landscape.

Local climate

Stone Vase on East Bank of gardens at Powis Castle receives an average of 900 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 67% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 58% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 42 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 81% of listed buildings. Of these, 23 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.

More on this building

Sign in or create a free account to unlock:

  • No EPC on record for this property
  • No sale records on file
  • No related consent applications matched
  • Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
  • Flood risk assessment
  • Radon risk assessment
  • Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
Create free account

Matched applications, energy data and sale records are assembled automatically and may contain errors. Flag incorrect data.

Similar buildings

The closest matches to this building from all 493,000 UK listed buildings, by architecture, period and materials.

See all similar buildings →

this building   1 similar   nearby listed buildings

Nearby listed buildings

  1. The Garden House Grade II 115 m
  2. Apple Slope Terrace in Gardens at Powis Castle Grade I 128 m
  3. Gate to Fountain Garden Grade II 150 m
  4. Orangery Terrace in Gardens at Powis Castle Grade I 152 m
  5. Aviary Terrace in Powis Castle Gardens Grade I 162 m
  6. Raised Terrace to SE of Castle with steps into garden Grade II 163 m
  7. Sundial in Fountain Garden at Powis Castle Grade II 169 m
  8. Garden Wall to S of Nos 1 & 2 Park Houses Grade II 173 m
  9. Wall to garden and outbuildings at the Bothy Grade II 173 m
  10. Brick Wall to rear of Top Terrace at Powis Castle Gardens Grade I 176 m