TALL TIERED VASE AT CENTRE OF CHINESE GARDEN

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1064278
Date first listed:: 16-Jan-1989
List Entry Name:: TALL TIERED VASE AT CENTRE OF CHINESE GARDEN
Statutory Address:: TALL TIERED VASE AT CENTRE OF CHINESE GARDEN

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1064278
Date first listed:: 16-Jan-1989
List Entry Name:: TALL TIERED VASE AT CENTRE OF CHINESE GARDEN
Statutory Address 1:: TALL TIERED VASE AT CENTRE OF CHINESE GARDEN

This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.

For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

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Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:: TALL TIERED VASE AT CENTRE OF CHINESE GARDEN

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

County:: Leicestershire
District:: North West Leicestershire (District Authority)
Parish:: Long Whatton and Diseworth
National Grid Reference:: SK 49148 24208

Details

LONG WHATTON WHATTON HOUSE GROUNDS SK 42 SE 5/211 Tall tiered vase at centre of Chinese garden GV II

Garden ornament. Late C19. Of Chinese or Japanese origin. Bronze, on hexago- nal stone base. Lower part of ornament has scrolled legs on a mask-head base, enclosing a spikey dragon. On this are 6 seated elephants with raised trunks, surrounding the base of a large vase covered with figurative relief decoration. 2 more spikey dragons climb up the sides of the vase, and on top is an eagle with widespread wings. One of a series of ornaments collected for the garden by the first Lord Crawshaw c1890-1900. (Country Life, February 21st 1985, p.456-7.)

Listing NGR: SK4914824208

Legacy

The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.

Legacy System number:: 358257
Legacy System:: LBS

Sources

Books and journals
'Country Life' in 21 February, (1985), 456-7
Other
Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England, Part 26 Leicestershire,

Legal

This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.