Four statues along crescent path near south west end of Waddesdon Manor is a Grade II listed building in the Buckinghamshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 January 1985. Sculpture.

Four statues along crescent path near south west end of Waddesdon Manor

WRENN ID
lunar-copper-mist
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Buckinghamshire
Constituency
Mid Buckinghamshire MP: Greg Smith (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
29 January 1985
Type
Sculpture
Address
Four statues along crescent path near south west end of Waddesdon Manor, Waddesdon Manor Grounds, HP18 0JH
OS grid reference
SP 732 164
Coordinates
51.84192, -0.93838
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

There are four statues located along the crescent path near the southwest end of Waddesdon Manor. These statues, dating from the 18th to 19th centuries, are copies of antique pieces made from carved white marble. The female figures represented are:

a) Diana of Gabii
b) Ceres from the Vatican Museum
c) The Muse Euterpe from the National Museum in Stockholm
d) The Muse Polyhymnia from the Louvre

All the statues are less than life size and are mounted on cylindrical stone pedestals that feature moulded bases and cornices.

Local climate

Four statues along crescent path near south west end 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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