The Corkscrew Fountain
THE CORKSCREW FOUNTAIN
Listed on the National Heritage List for England. Search over 400,000 listed places
Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed building
- List Entry Number:
- 1374707
- Date first listed:
- 03-Jan-1967
- Statutory Address:
- THE CORKSCREW FOUNTAIN
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- 2006-10-12
- Reference:
- IOE01/16020/22
- Rights:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed building
- List Entry Number:
- 1374707
- Date first listed:
- 03-Jan-1967
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 17-Nov-1986
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE CORKSCREW FOUNTAIN
Location
- Statutory Address:
- THE CORKSCREW FOUNTAIN
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Staffordshire
- District:
- Staffordshire Moorlands (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Farley
- National Grid Reference:
- SK 07692 43352
Details
SK 0643-0743 PARLEY C.P. ALTON PARK
12/114 The Corkscrew Fountain 3/1/67 (Formerly listed as "Candlestick Fountain") - II
Fountain. Early C19. Ashlar. Circular plan. 4 tiers of shelves and squat spiral fluted pillars diminishing in size upwards. This item forms part of the imporant garden layout at Alton Towers (q.v.) which is included at Grade I on the HBMC Garden Register.
Listing NGR: SK0769243352
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 275109
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
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Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England, Part 38 Staffordshire,
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