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4 Statue Bases on the Upper South Terrace at Wollaton Hall Garden

A Grade II Listed Building in Nottingham, City of Nottingham

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Latitude: 52.9475 / 52°56'50"N

Longitude: -1.2091 / 1°12'32"W

OS Eastings: 453241

OS Northings: 339192

OS Grid: SK532391

Mapcode National: GBR L8R.6K

Mapcode Global: WHDGY.D5HQ

Plus Code: 9C4WWQWR+X9

Entry Name: 4 Statue Bases on the Upper South Terrace at Wollaton Hall Garden

Listing Date: 13 November 2002

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1096092

English Heritage Legacy ID: 490057

ID on this website: 101096092

Location: Wollaton Park, Wollaton, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG8

County: City of Nottingham

Electoral Ward/Division: Wollaton West

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Nottingham

Traditional County: Nottinghamshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Nottinghamshire

Church of England Parish: Wollaton

Church of England Diocese: Southwell and Nottingham

Tagged with: Pedestal

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Description



646-1/0/10033 WOLLATON PARK
13-NOV-02 4 statue bases on the Upper South Terr
ace, Wollaton Hall garden

GV II

4 stone pedestal bases designed for C17 statues. c.1690. Square moulded stone base and cornice, with plain stone shaft all of Hollington sandstone. These identical bases appear to have been moved around the parterre lawn (see documentary evidence). A number of statues were laid out on the upper lawn and are illustrated in the late C17. 4 of these survive and are stored in the Camellia House.
References; photograph in Pall Mall magazine (E.M Middleton circa 1890), Jan Siberechts oil painting of Wollaton Hall circa 1695, Kip and Knyff engraving of Wollaton Hall circa 1707.


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