The Four Parts of the World: four statues circa 230 metres to east of Waddesdon Manor is a Grade II listed building in the Buckinghamshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 January 1985. Sculpture.
The Four Parts of the World: four statues circa 230 metres to east of Waddesdon Manor
- WRENN ID
- rough-kitchen-rain
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Constituency
- Mid Buckinghamshire MP: Greg Smith (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 29 January 1985
- Type
- Sculpture
- Address
- The Four Parts of the World: four statues circa 230 metres to east of Waddesdon Manor, HP18 0JH
- OS grid reference
- SP 735 165
- Coordinates
- 51.8423, -0.934
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Four Parts of the World is a set of four statues located approximately 230 metres east of Waddesdon Manor. These statues, dating from the 18th century and attributed to the Venetian artist Giacomo Cassetti, are made of Istrian stone and each represents one of the four continents.
The statues include:
a) Europa, who is draped and crowned, holding a domed temple and a sceptre, with a small horse at her feet. b) Asia, draped and holding flowers and a censer, with a small camel at her feet. c) Africa, depicted nude, holding a cornucopia filled with wheat and a small beast, likely a basilisk, with a small lion at her feet. d) America, also nude, wearing a feathered skirt, collar, and arm-bands, adorned with a string of beads, standing with one foot on a man's head and a large lizard behind her.
All four statues are placed on 19th-century stone pedestals that feature moulded bases, panels, and cornices. They were previously located at the gates by the Grand Lodge.
Local climate
The Four Parts of the World: four statues circa 230 metres to east 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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