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Pedestal with Vase to South West of Fountain Pond in Melbourne Hall Garden

A Grade I Listed Building in Melbourne, Derbyshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 52.8198 / 52°49'11"N

Longitude: -1.4199 / 1°25'11"W

OS Eastings: 439190

OS Northings: 324849

OS Grid: SK391248

Mapcode National: GBR 6G9.7TB

Mapcode Global: WHDHF.5D34

Entry Name: Pedestal with Vase to South West of Fountain Pond in Melbourne Hall Garden

Listing Date: 10 November 1967

Last Amended: 11 March 1987

Grade: I

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1096378

English Heritage Legacy ID: 83067

Location: Melbourne, South Derbyshire, Derbyshire, DE73

County: Derbyshire

District: South Derbyshire

Civil Parish: Melbourne

Traditional County: Derbyshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Derbyshire

Church of England Parish: Melbourne St Michael

Church of England Diocese: Derby

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Listing Text

SK 38/3925 PARISH OF MELBOURNE CHURCH CLOSE
6/83 (East Side)
10.11.67 Pedestal with Vase to
South-West of Fountain
Pond in Melbourne Hall
Garden (formerly listed
as 'Pedestal with stone
vase in grounds of
Melbourne Hall')
GV I
Pedestal with vase. Early C18 vase, probably by Samuel Watson.
Erected as part of a French style garden designed by Royal
Gardeners to Queen Anne, London and Wise, for Thomas Coke of
Melbourne Hall, with work carried out by William Cooke of
Walcot. Stone. Panelled pedestal with moulded base and cornice
on stepped, square plinth. Vase to top is ovoid with reeded
sides and with a wide lip to top. Encircling the thin neck of
the vase is a garland of ivy. The moulded lid to top is later,
probably early C19. Included in the Derbyshire Historic Gardens
Register at Grade I. See item 6/63 for sources.


Listing NGR: SK3919024849

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