Statue of Apollo at south east corner of upper terrace is a Grade II listed building in the Buckinghamshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 January 1985. Statue. 4 related planning applications.
Statue of Apollo at south east corner of upper terrace
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- 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 Apollo at south east corner of upper terrace, Waddesdon Manor, Waddesdon, HP18 0JH
- OS grid reference
- SP 733 165
- Coordinates
- 51.84244, -0.93664
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Statue of Apollo, located at the southeast corner of the upper terrace in the grounds of Waddesdon Manor, is an 18th-century Italian marble sculpture. It depicts a nude figure of Apollo adorned with a sun emblem on his cloak, holding a quiver of arrows and a harp featuring a cherub's head. The statue stands on a stone pedestal that has a carved pulvinated base.
Local climate
Statue of Apollo at south east corner of upper 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 4 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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Similar buildings
The closest matches to this building from all 493,000 UK listed buildings, by architecture, period and materials.
- 1 Statue of Apollo 40m south of West Half House
- 2 Statue of Apollo in Garden to South of Old Thornville, Left
- 3 Statue of Apollo Approximately 120 Metres East of Manor House on East Side of Lake
- 4 Statue at Ascot Place Approximately 85 Metres North East of House
- 5 Statue of Apollo 25 metres east of Waddesdon Manor
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Nearby listed buildings
- Pair of statues of young lovers at east end of upper south terrace.
- Wellhead at north east end of main south front of Waddesdon Manor
- Statue of Venus arming Cupid, in recess at east end of upper south terrace
- Waddesdon Manor
- Retaining walls, balustrades and steps of south terraces, with urns
- Wellhead at south east end of main south front of Waddesdon Manor
- Set of four statues at corners of fountain terrace.
- Four statues along crescent path near south west end of Waddesdon Manor
- Statue of horse to centre of stable courtyard.
- Stables, including Nos. 1 and 2, Stable Cottages.