Statue of Ceres circa 60 metres to east of Waddesdon Manor is a Grade II listed building in the Buckinghamshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 January 1985. A Early C18 Statue. 2 related planning applications.

Statue of Ceres circa 60 metres to east of Waddesdon Manor

WRENN ID
stony-finial-alder
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Buckinghamshire
Constituency
Mid Buckinghamshire MP: Greg Smith (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
29 January 1985
Type
Statue
Address
Statue of Ceres circa 60 metres to east of Waddesdon Manor, HP18 0JH
OS grid reference
SP 734 165
Coordinates
51.84273, -0.93577
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The statue of Ceres, located approximately 60 metres east of Waddesdon Manor, is an early 18th-century Italian sculpture made of carved marble. It depicts a partially draped figure of Ceres, who is holding a sheaf of wheat and leaning against a tree trunk. The statue is set on a 19th-century pedestal made of veined marble, which features a moulded base and cornice.

Local climate

Statue of Ceres circa 60 metres to east of Waddesdon Manor receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 75% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 81% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 66% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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