Bronze Statue on Parterre, Cliveden is a Grade II listed building in the Buckinghamshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 April 1985. Statue.
Bronze Statue on Parterre, Cliveden
- WRENN ID
- dim-rubblework-gilt
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Constituency
- Beaconsfield MP: Joy Morrissey (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 April 1985
- Type
- Statue
- Address
- Bronze Statue on Parterre, Cliveden, Cliveden Road, Taplow
- OS grid reference
- SU 909 849
- Coordinates
- 51.55587, -0.68888
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The bronze statue on the parterre at Cliveden is a replica of Pluto and Proserpine, originally created by Giovanni da Bologna. It stands on a high stone pedestal and is positioned on steps. The statue features an inscription in Italian verse, dated 19 February 1861. Lord Astor purchased it from the Villa Borghese.
Local climate
Bronze Statue on Parterre, Cliveden sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 710 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 86% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 87% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 59% 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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