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SK 38/3925 PARISH OF MELBOURNE CHURCH CLOSE
6/76 (East Side)
Pair of Curved Benches
to either side of
Grand Basin in
Melbourne Hall
Gardens
GV II*
Pair of curved benches. Early C18 but much restored. Erected
as part of a French style garden designed by Royal Gardeners to
Queen Anne, London and Wise, for Thomas Coke of Melbourne Hall,
with work carried out by William Cooke of Walcot. Seven narrow
shaped legs on moulded bases with plain segmental curved slab
stone seat to top plus moulded nosings. Included in the
Derbyshire Historic Gardens Register at Grade I. See item 6/63
for sources.
Listing NGR: SK3916424942
Legacy
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Legacy System number:
83061
Legacy System:
LBS
Sources
Books and journals Anthony, J, Gardens of Britain, (1979) Green, D, Gardener to Queen Anne, (1956) Hussey, C, English Gardens and Landscapes 1700-1750, (1967) Kerr, V , Melbourne Hall Gardens, (1984) Pevsner, N, Williamson, E, The Buildings of England: Derbyshire, (1978) 'Country Life' in 7 April, (1928), 492 'Country Life' in 23 September, (1899), 368 'Country Life' in 14 April, (1928), 526Other Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England, Part 10 Derbyshire,
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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