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Sculpture of the Four Seasons, approximately 390m south-east of the remains of Old Fonthill Abbey

A Grade II Listed Building in Fonthill Gifford, Wiltshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.0763 / 51°4'34"N

Longitude: -2.1134 / 2°6'48"W

OS Eastings: 392149

OS Northings: 130778

OS Grid: ST921307

Mapcode National: GBR 2Y5.DHQ

Mapcode Global: FRA 66G8.NH1

Plus Code: 9C3V3VGP+GJ

Entry Name: Sculpture of the Four Seasons, approximately 390m south-east of the remains of Old Fonthill Abbey

Listing Date: 6 July 1987

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1146089

English Heritage Legacy ID: 320873

ID on this website: 101146089

Location: Wiltshire, SP3

County: Wiltshire

Civil Parish: Fonthill Gifford

Traditional County: Wiltshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Wiltshire

Church of England Parish: Fonthill Gifford Holy Trinity

Church of England Diocese: Salisbury

Tagged with: Statue

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This entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 9 October 2018.

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FONTHILL GIFFORD
FONTHILL ABBEY WOOD (east side)
Sculpture of the Four Seasons, approximately 390m south-east of the remains of Old Fonthill Abbey

(Formerly listed as Group of 4 statues of the Four Seasons, about 400m south-east of the remains of Fonthill Abbey)

GV
II
Sculptural group. Mid C19. Limestone, near life-size statues of the Four Seasons on plinth. Reputedly bought by the Marquess of Westminster in the Paris Exhibition 1855 or 1867, for the gardens surrounding Fonthill Abbey (1846 by William Burn, demolished 1955).

Listing NGR: ST9235530794


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