Statue of Adonis is a Grade II listed building in the Central Bedfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 January 1961. Statue.

Statue of Adonis

WRENN ID
eternal-panel-lark
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Central Bedfordshire
Constituency
Mid Bedfordshire MP: Blake Stephenson (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
23 January 1961
Type
Statue
Address
Statue of Adonis, Woburn
OS grid reference
SP 964 325
Coordinates
51.98289, -0.59655
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Statue of Adonis, dating from around 1700, was created by J V Legterin, who was active between 1685 and 1708. This statue is made of ashlar stone, which has been blackened at a later date, likely to conceal repairs made in marble, giving it the appearance of lead. The statue stands on a rectangular ashlar plinth that features a moulded base and cap, bringing the total height of the statue and plinth to approximately 3 metres. It depicts a standing figure of Adonis with a putto at his left heel. Adonis holds the remains of an object in his right hand, probably a bow, and has a quiver on his left side. This statue forms a group with other items that depict Diana, Juno, and Apollo.

Local climate

Statue of Adonis sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 720 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 84% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 84% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 54% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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