Pool With Fountain in the Formal Garden South of Dawlish College (Mamhead House)
POOL WITH FOUNTAIN IN THE FORMAL GARDEN SOUTH OF DAWLISH COLLEGE (MAMHEAD HOUSE)
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1170185
- Date first listed:
- 02-Dec-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Pool With Fountain in the Formal Garden South of Dawlish College (Mamhead House)
- Statutory Address:
- POOL WITH FOUNTAIN IN THE FORMAL GARDEN SOUTH OF DAWLISH COLLEGE (MAMHEAD HOUSE)
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- Date:
- 2001-11-01
- Reference:
- IOE01/04831/19
- Rights:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1170185
- Date first listed:
- 02-Dec-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Pool With Fountain in the Formal Garden South of Dawlish College (Mamhead House)
- Statutory Address 1:
- POOL WITH FOUNTAIN IN THE FORMAL GARDEN SOUTH OF DAWLISH COLLEGE (MAMHEAD HOUSE)
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:
- POOL WITH FOUNTAIN IN THE FORMAL GARDEN SOUTH OF DAWLISH COLLEGE (MAMHEAD HOUSE)
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Devon
- District:
- Teignbridge (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Mamhead
- National Grid Reference:
- SX9303881038
Details
MAMHEAD MAMHEAD PARK
SW 98 SW
5/328 Pool with fountain in the formal
- garden south of Dawlish College
(Mamhead House)
GV II*
Pool with a fountain. Contemporary with Mamhead House (now Dawlish College),
designed 1827-1833 by Anthony Salvin for Sir R.W. Newman, Bt.. Bathstone and marble.
The shape of the pool is a round-lobed quatrefoil with triangles between the lobes
with moulded Bath stone walling. Central fountain with a pedestal with a moulded
plinth, square on plan, the pedestal carved with grotesque head of a Renaissance
character supporting a stone dish. The water jet spouts from a finely-carved white
marble posy of flowers.
The centre piece of the formal garden south of Mamhead House.
Shown in one of Salvin's original drawings in the R.I.B.A. Drawings Collection.
Listing NGR: SX9303881038
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 85975
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Other
Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England, Part 11 Devon,
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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