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Circular Pond on the Upper Garden Terrace in Front of Wollaton Hall

A Grade II Listed Building in Nottingham, City of Nottingham

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Coordinates

Latitude: 52.9476 / 52°56'51"N

Longitude: -1.2091 / 1°12'32"W

OS Eastings: 453241

OS Northings: 339209

OS Grid: SK532392

Mapcode National: GBR L8R.6H

Mapcode Global: WHDGY.D5HM

Plus Code: 9C4WWQXR+39

Entry Name: Circular Pond on the Upper Garden Terrace in Front of Wollaton Hall

Listing Date: 13 November 2002

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1272445

English Heritage Legacy ID: 489858

ID on this website: 101272445

Location: Wollaton Park, Wollaton, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG8

County: City of Nottingham

Electoral Ward/Division: Wollaton West

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Nottingham

Traditional County: Nottinghamshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Nottinghamshire

Church of England Parish: Wollaton

Church of England Diocese: Southwell and Nottingham

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Description



646-1/0/10035 WOLLATON PARK
13-NOV-02 Circular pond on the upper garden terr
ace in front of Wollaton Hall

GV II

Circular pond. Possibly late C16 designed by Robert Smythson for Sir Francis Willoughby, moved early or late C17. Sandstone ashlar built on brick foundations. Circular plan, with slightly raised stone edging and lining. Lead pipe attached which acted as a continuous fountain. Fountain currently not in use.
This pond was first recorded in Jan Siberechts painting of Wollaton Hall and gardens painted in 1695.


Circular stone pond, with integral lead-piped fountain. c.1690. Sandstone with brick footings. Stone restraint with rounded edges, and rebate for lead pipe water supply, stone lining. Circular plan. The pond appears to have been designed with its integral lead-pipe fountain providing a continuous jet of water around the perimeter into the centre.
The working fountain is illustrated in all of the historic illustrations from 1695 right through to the late C19. The pond and fountain were designed as part of the late-seventeenth century layout of the south terrace and situated in a similar location to the former sundial designed by Robert Smythson. Fountain currently not in use.
References; photograph in Pall Mall magazine (E.M Middleton circa 1890); Jan Siberechts oil painting of Wollaton Hall circa 1695, Kip and Knyff engraving of Wollaton Hall circa 1707, Archaeological Survey report and geophysical survey by Northamptonshire Archaeology 2001


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