Statue of Bacchus circa 30 metres to west of The Aviary is a Grade II listed building in the Buckinghamshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 January 1985. Statue.

Statue of Bacchus circa 30 metres to west of The Aviary

WRENN ID
silver-zinc-sunrise
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 Bacchus circa 30 metres to west of The Aviary, HP18 0JH
OS grid reference
SP 730 165
Coordinates
51.84291, -0.94098
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Statue of Bacchus, located approximately 30 metres to the west of The Aviary in Waddesdon Manor Grounds, is a mid-18th century Italian sculpture. It is made of carved marble and depicts Bacchus, the Roman god of wine, in a less than life-size representation. The figure is shown leaning on a tree-trunk while holding a bunch of grapes. The statue stands on a stone pedestal that dates from the 19th century.

Local climate

Statue of Bacchus circa 30 metres to 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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