Statue of Apollo triumphant over python circa 40 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 Apollo triumphant over python circa 40 metres to north of Waddesdon Manor
- WRENN ID
- far-footing-dust
- 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 triumphant over python circa 40 metres to north of Waddesdon Manor, HP18 0JH
- OS grid reference
- SP 732 165
- Coordinates
- 51.84311, -0.93755
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The statue of Apollo triumphant over the python is located approximately 40 metres north of Waddesdon Manor. It dates from around 1699 and is attributed to Jean Raon, originally created for Versailles. The statue is made of carved marble and depicts a nude figure of Apollo, who is shown with a draped cloak, a bow, and a quiver of arrows, standing atop the python. The statue is set on a 19th-century stone base.
Local climate
Statue of Apollo triumphant over python circa 40 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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