Fountain of Pluto and Proserpine 40 metres to south east of Waddesdon Manor is a Grade II listed building in the Buckinghamshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 January 1985. Fountain.

Fountain of Pluto and Proserpine 40 metres to south east of Waddesdon Manor

WRENN ID
proud-rampart-ivory
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Buckinghamshire
Constituency
Mid Buckinghamshire MP: Greg Smith (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
29 January 1985
Type
Fountain
Address
Fountain of Pluto and Proserpine 40 metres to south east of Waddesdon Manor, HP18 0JH
OS grid reference
SP 733 164
Coordinates
51.84195, -0.93701
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Fountain of Pluto and Proserpine, located 40 metres southeast of Waddesdon Manor, is an early 18th-century fountain featuring a sculpture by Giuliano Mozani that was rearranged in the late 19th century. It includes a late 19th-century shaped stone basin and carved marble figures. At the center, Pluto and Proserpine are depicted on an upturned shell, flanked by infant tritons on winged horses. Surrounding them are six figures of tritons and other sea creatures holding conch shells. This fountain was originally part of a larger fountain at the Ducal Palace at Colorno, near Parma, and includes statuary from the Fountain of Triton and Nereids.

Local climate

Fountain of Pluto and Proserpine 40 metres to south 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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