Description

ST 77 NW DYRHAM AND HINTON C.P. DYRHAM PARK

5/163 Statue of Neptune about 320 metres
17.9.52 east of Dyrham House
G.V.
II*

Statue of Neptune. Erected between 1700 and 1712, carved by John Harvey of Bath.
Limestone. Square triple plinth with chamfered edges, pedestal and block
supporting fluted shell, draped statue of Neptune standing on 2 aquatic creatures.
Of great landscape value, formerly sited at head of cascade of 224 steps, shown on
Kip's view of Dyrham and the water garden, 1712. (Sources: Verey, D. : Buildings
of England Gloucestershire : The Cotswolds. 1970. Kenworthy-Browne, J. : Dyrham
Park. 1983. Country Life 14, 434-441, XL 546-552, CXXXI 335-339 and CXXXI 396-
399).

Listing NGR: ST7444075665

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17556802

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  Gloucestershire 2: The Vale and The Forest of Dean: Vale and Forest of Dean Pt. 2 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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