Statue of George, Second Duke of Sutherland, Cliveden is a Grade II listed building in the Buckinghamshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 April 1985. Statue.

Statue of George, Second Duke of Sutherland, Cliveden

WRENN ID
tattered-rotunda-shade
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Buckinghamshire
Constituency
Beaconsfield MP: Joy Morrissey (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
26 April 1985
Type
Statue
Address
Statue of George, Second Duke of Sutherland, Cliveden, Cliveden Road, Taplow
OS grid reference
SU 909 845
Coordinates
51.55259, -0.68916
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The statue of George, Second Duke of Sutherland, is located at Cliveden, near Taplow. This full-scale figure, dressed in a cloak, stands on a high stone base that features an inscription in Latin. The statue was created in 1866 by the sculptor Matthew Noble and was originally situated at the site of the Shell Fountain.

Local climate

Statue of George, Second Duke of Sutherland, Cliveden sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 710 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 86% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 87% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 59% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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