Statue of Hercules 130 metres to west of the ice house is a Grade II listed building in the Buckinghamshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 January 1985. Statue.
Statue of Hercules 130 metres to west of the ice house
- WRENN ID
- quartered-oriel-sable
- 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 Hercules 130 metres to west of the ice house, HP18 0JH
- OS grid reference
- SP 729 165
- Coordinates
- 51.84309, -0.94221
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Statue of Hercules, located 130 metres to the west of the ice house in the grounds of Waddesdon Manor, is a mid 18th century statue attributed to Laurent Delvaux. It is carved from marble and depicts Hercules holding a tambourine and a distaff. The statue stands on a 19th century stone pedestal that features a moulded base, panels, and a cornice.
Local climate
Statue of Hercules 130 metres to west of the ice house 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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