Description

SP 13 SE
4/111

SEZINCOTE
SEZINCOTE PARK

Indian Fountain, canals and steps in garden immediately south of Sezincote House

GV

II

Fountain, steps and canals. Fountain and steps early Cl9 by
Thomas Daniell for Sir Charles Cockerell, canals C20. Limestone
and cast iron. Upstanding octagonal fountain base enclosing
circular pool with figure of a kneeling woman at centre. Long
narrow canals c10m in length and c2m wide to north and south.
Steps down bank to canal on south flanked by stepped wall.
Fountain: foliate cast iron uprights at each corner of octagon
flanking inset panels. Pointed dentils around upper edge.
Kneeling woman at centre of circular pool carrying a shell on her
head from which the fountain plays. Canals to either side with
hollow chamfered surrounds pair of stepped octagonal features at
base of steps (q.v. sundial). Fountain, canals and steps form
important features in relation to orangery (q.v.) and house (q.v.).

Listing NGR: SP1718431044

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26591963

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Recommended Books

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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides): Written by Charles O'Brien, 2014 Edition, Publisher: Yale University Press [Hardcover]
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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  Cork: City and County (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)
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  Kent: North East and East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy
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  Cornwall (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)