Fountain of Triton and Nereids 250 metres north 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 Triton and Nereids 250 metres north of Waddesdon Manor

WRENN ID
pitched-soffit-wren
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 Triton and Nereids 250 metres north of Waddesdon Manor, HP18 0JH
OS grid reference
SP 731 167
Coordinates
51.84414, -0.93998
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Fountain of Triton and Nereids, located 250 metres north of Waddesdon Manor, is an early 18th-century fountain featuring a sculpture by Giuliano Mozani. It consists of a circular basin with moulded stone coping and carved marble figures. At the centre, there is a triton and a nereid positioned on an upturned shell, with additional nereids riding on sea-monsters flanking them. This fountain is part of a collection originally from the Ducal Palace at Colorno near Parma, which also included the fountain of Pluto and Proserpine located to the south of the Manor. It was brought to Waddesdon in the late 19th century by Ferdinand de Rothschild.

Local climate

Fountain of Triton and Nereids 250 metres north 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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