Four Busts on Pedestals South of Hartwell House is a Grade II listed building in the Buckinghamshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 October 1985. Garden feature.

Four Busts on Pedestals South of Hartwell House

WRENN ID
weathered-arch-poplar
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Buckinghamshire
Constituency
Mid Buckinghamshire MP: Greg Smith (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
11 October 1985
Type
Garden feature
Address
Four Busts on Pedestals South of Hartwell House, Stone with Bishopstone and Hartwell
OS grid reference
SP 796 123
Coordinates
51.8045, -0.84671
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Four stone busts are located south of Hartwell House, possibly dating from the early 18th century. These busts were originally part of a garden depicted in the Nebot paintings at the County Museum and were likely relocated around the mid-18th century. The busts are classical in style, featuring two male heads and two female heads, each mounted on a scrolled pedestal adorned with acanthus carving on the front panel. They are arranged around a pool along the south axis of Hartwell House.

Local climate

Four Busts on Pedestals South of Hartwell House receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 74% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 83% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 74% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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