Statue of shepherd boy with his dog, circa 150 metres west of The Aviary is a Grade II listed building in the Buckinghamshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 January 1985. A Regency Statue.

Statue of shepherd boy with his dog, circa 150 metres west of The Aviary

WRENN ID
muted-cupola-thunder
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Buckinghamshire
Constituency
Mid Buckinghamshire MP: Greg Smith (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
29 January 1985
Type
Statue
Period
Regency
Address
Statue of shepherd boy with his dog, circa 150 metres west of The Aviary, HP18 0JH
OS grid reference
SP 729 165
Coordinates
51.84269, -0.94267
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This statue, located approximately 150 metres west of The Aviary in the grounds of Waddesdon Manor, was created around 1817 by the sculptor Bertel Thorvaldsen. It is made of carved marble and depicts a nude shepherd boy sitting on a fleece atop a tree stump, holding a crook, with his dog beside him. The statue is mounted on a splayed stone pedestal that features moulded panels, a base, and a cornice.

Local climate

Statue of shepherd boy with his dog, circa 150 metres west of The Aviary 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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