Statue of Venus arming Cupid, in recess at east end of upper south terrace is a Grade II listed building in the Buckinghamshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 January 1985. Statue.
Statue of Venus arming Cupid, in recess at east end of upper south terrace
- WRENN ID
- muted-flagstone-hemlock
- 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 Venus arming Cupid, in recess at east end of upper south terrace, Waddesdon Manor Grounds, Waddesdon, HP18 0JH
- OS grid reference
- SP 733 165
- Coordinates
- 51.84257, -0.93714
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The statue of Venus arming Cupid is located in a recess at the east end of the upper south terrace of Waddesdon Manor grounds. This mid-18th century statue, of French origin, is falsely signed "fec. Girardon 1668". It is carved from marble and depicts a seated figure of Venus preparing young Cupid with a bow and arrows. The statue is set on a 19th-century marble pedestal featuring shaped panels of pink marble.
Local climate
Statue of Venus arming Cupid, in recess at east end of upper south terrace 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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