Statue Group in Forecourt of Dorfold Hall

STATUE GROUP IN FORECOURT OF DORFOLD HALL

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Overview

Heritage Category:
Listed building
List Entry Number:
1138562
Date first listed:
04-Jul-1986
Statutory Address:
STATUE GROUP IN FORECOURT OF DORFOLD HALL

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed building
List Entry Number:
1138562
Date first listed:
04-Jul-1986
Statutory Address 1:
STATUE GROUP IN FORECOURT OF DORFOLD HALL

Location

Statutory Address:
STATUE GROUP IN FORECOURT OF DORFOLD HALL

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

District:
Cheshire East (Unitary Authority)
Parish:
Burland and Acton
National Grid Reference:
SJ 63565 52526

Details

ACTON C.P. DORFOLD PARK SJ 65 SW Statue group in 4/9 forecourt of Dorfold - Hall GV II

Large iron dog, with three puppies and feeding bowl, on raised stone base, circa 1862 (Hall visitor information leaflet). Larger than life-sized female dog, with section of chain hanging from neck, standing, in defiant attitude, over three puppies with one of her feet upsetting a feeding bowl. The group are in their natural oxidized iron colour and are linked by a thin metal base plate. A two-step-high oval stone base supports the group.

Listing NGR: SJ6356552526

Legacy

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Legacy System number:
56921
Legacy System:
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Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England, Part 6 Cheshire,

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