Retaining walls, balustrades and steps of south terraces, with urns
Waddesdon Manor Grounds, Waddesdon, HP18 0JH
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1124330
- Date first listed:
- 29-Jan-1985
- List Entry Name:
- Retaining walls, balustrades and steps of south terraces, with urns
- Statutory Address:
- Waddesdon Manor Grounds, Waddesdon, HP18 0JH
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1124330
- Date first listed:
- 29-Jan-1985
- List Entry Name:
- Retaining walls, balustrades and steps of south terraces, with urns
- Statutory Address 1:
- Waddesdon Manor Grounds, Waddesdon, HP18 0JH
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
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.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
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.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- Waddesdon Manor Grounds, Waddesdon, HP18 0JH
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Buckinghamshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Waddesdon
- National Grid Reference:
- SP 73349 16437
Details
SP 7216-7316
10/145
WADDESDON
WADDESDON MANOR GROUNDS
Retaining walls, balustrades and steps of south terraces, with urns.
GV
II
Retaining walls to upper and fountain terraces, balustrades, steps and urns. Late C19, with set of six early-mid C18 urns. Retaining walls to upper terrace are of ashlar with moulded coping, those to fountain terrace are partly brick. Stone balustrades above have moulded square balusters, panelled piers and C19 marble urns for flowers.Twelve stone steps to centre between terraces have arrangement of six C18 carved marble urns attributed to the Baurscheits' workshop at Antwerp. Urns have mythological relief scenes, scroll handles with mask-heads, carved covers with ball finials and stone baluster pedestals. Centre of south east side of fountain terrace has paired flights of steps leading down to small patio. Centre of south west side also has paired flights of steps arranged in pattern of two ovals, leading down to garden. (Catalogue No. 104)
Listing NGR: SP7334916437
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 42292
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Hodgkinson, T, The James A de Rothschild Collection at Waddesdon Manor Sculpture, (1970), 104
Other
Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England, Part 4 Buckinghamshire,
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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