Group Of 4 Statues Of The Four Elements, About 400 Metres South East Of The Remains Of Fonthill Abbey

Date:
10 Feb 2003
Location:
Group Of 4 Statues Of The Four Elements, About 400 Metres South East Of The Remains Of Fonthill Abbey, Fonthill Gifford, Salisbury, Wiltshire
Reference:
IOE01/10150/11
Type:
Photograph (Digital)
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Description

This information is taken from the statutory List as it was in 2001 and may not be up to date.

FONTHILL GIFFORD FONTHILL ABBEY WOOD ST 93 SW (east side)

1/311 Group of 4 statues of the Four Elements, about 400m south-east of the remains of Fonthill Abbey

GV II

Group of 4 statues. Mid C19. Limestone, near life-size statues of the Four Elements on plinth. Reputedly bought by the Marquess of Westminster in the Paris Exhibition 1855 or 1867, for the gardens surrounding Fonthill Abbey (1846 by William Burn, demolished 1955).

(N. Pevsner, The Buildings of England: Wiltshire, 1975)

Listing NGR: ST9236830762

Content

This is part of the Series: IOE01/2022 IOE Records taken by Anne Thomas; within the Collection: IOE01 Images Of England

Rights

© Mrs Anne Thomas. Source: Historic England Archive

This photograph was taken for the Images of England project

People & Organisations

Photographer: Thomas, Anne

Rights Holder: Thomas, Anne

Keywords

Limestone, Georgian Statue, Victorian Gardens Parks And Urban Spaces, Sculpture, Garden Ornament, Street Furniture