Statue of Hercules and the Nemean Lion circa 180 metres to north of Waddesdon Manor is a Grade II listed building in the Buckinghamshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 January 1985. Statue.
Statue of Hercules and the Nemean Lion circa 180 metres to north of Waddesdon Manor
- WRENN ID
- old-spire-ebony
- 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 and the Nemean Lion circa 180 metres to north of Waddesdon Manor, HP18 0JH
- OS grid reference
- SP 732 166
- Coordinates
- 51.8438, -0.93842
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Statue of Hercules and the Nemean Lion, located approximately 180 metres north of Waddesdon Manor, is an early 18th-century sculpture created by Giovanni Baratta, likely originally intended for a villa near Lucca. The statue is made of carved marble and depicts Hercules tearing apart the lion's jaw. It stands on a pedestal that features a moulded base and cornice, with carved mask-heads and festoons on the sides. The front and rear of the pedestal are bowed outwards, and the front displays an armorial crest.
Local climate
Statue of Hercules and the Nemean Lion circa 180 metres to 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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