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Terrace Steps and Urns to South and West of Brodsworth Hall

A Grade II Listed Building in Brodsworth, Doncaster

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.5574 / 53°33'26"N

Longitude: -1.238 / 1°14'16"W

OS Eastings: 450572

OS Northings: 407024

OS Grid: SE505070

Mapcode National: GBR MWS9.RH

Mapcode Global: WHDCT.YVM6

Plus Code: 9C5WHQ46+XQ

Entry Name: Terrace Steps and Urns to South and West of Brodsworth Hall

Listing Date: 11 April 1986

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1151684

English Heritage Legacy ID: 334453

ID on this website: 101151684

Location: Brodsworth, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN5

County: Doncaster

Civil Parish: Brodsworth

Traditional County: Yorkshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): South Yorkshire

Church of England Parish: Bilham

Church of England Diocese: Sheffield

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Description



SE50NW BRODSWORTH BRODSWORTH HALL

5/32 Terrace steps and
urns to south and
west of Brodsworth
Hall

GV II

Steps and urns. 1866-1867 for Charles Thellusson. Marble. 4 sets of steps:
3 sets along south garden front, the 4th set opposite west front. Each has
well-carved greyhounds (couchant and facing inwards) flanking a 7-rise flight
with ashlar-coped side walls ramping up to broad-rimmed urns on square bases.
Matching urns stand separately at each end of the south and west terrace.
Commissioned in Italy by Chevalier Casentini who provided many marble sculptures
for the interior of Brodsworth Hall (q.v.). Account books cited by Girouard (p.876)
note a consignment in 1867 of "..marble steps and figures and Fountain vase in
Pleasure grounds".

Mark Girouard, "Brodsworth Hall, Yorkshire", Country Life, Oct 10, 1963.


Listing NGR: SE5057207024

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