Triton and Dryads Fountain, Queen Marys Gardens
TRITON AND DRYADS FOUNTAIN, QUEEN MARYS GARDENS, REGENTS PARK
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1375637
- Date first listed:
- 09-Jul-1998
- List Entry Name:
- Triton and Dryads Fountain, Queen Marys Gardens
- Statutory Address:
- TRITON AND DRYADS FOUNTAIN, QUEEN MARYS GARDENS, REGENTS PARK
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1375637
- Date first listed:
- 09-Jul-1998
- List Entry Name:
- Triton and Dryads Fountain, Queen Marys Gardens
- Statutory Address 1:
- TRITON AND DRYADS FOUNTAIN, QUEEN MARYS GARDENS, REGENTS PARK
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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
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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:
- TRITON AND DRYADS FOUNTAIN, QUEEN MARYS GARDENS, REGENTS PARK
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Greater London Authority
- District:
- City of Westminster (London Borough)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 28189 82709
Details
TQ 2882 NW REGENTS PARK
1900/25/10121 Triton and Dryads Fountain
Queen Mary's Gardens
II
Ornamental fountain and basin situated on a terrace and forming the focal point of a north/south axial walk. Designed 1936 by William Macmillan but not erected until 1950. Donated to Queen Mary's Gardens by Sigismund Goetze. Cast bronze statue of Triton sounding a conch shell, flanked by two nereids and interwoven fish. Situated in the centre of a 45' diameter stone basin inscribed on the rim, "In memory of Sigismund Christian Hubert Goetze 1866-1939 Painter Lover of the Arts and Benefactor of this Park". History: the pool and fountain were offered by the painter and sculptor Sigismund Goetze when the former Royal Botanic Society gardens were redesigned by Duncan Campbell, Superintendent of Regent's Park for the Ministry of Works, to provide new gardens, an open air theatre and cafe. The terrace layout was designed by Goetze, in collaboration with Carnpbell, to replace a former conservatory. William Macmillan (1887-1977) was a sculptor of considerable eminence being the youngest sculptor ever to be elected ARA, Master of the Sculpture School 1929-41 and rising to Senior RA in 1962. Due to the intervention of the Second World War the sculpture was not finished and unveiled until 1950 when it received a gold medal award as the best London sculpture exhibited that year. Goetze, who lived at Nuffield Lodge, commissioned and presented a number of features to be donated to Queen Mary's Gardens (qv), a practice his wife continued in other London parks after his death through her Constance Fund.
Listing NGR: TQ2818982709
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 469611
- Legacy System:
- LBS
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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