Description

CHELTENHAM

SO9422SE PROMENADE 630-1/13/764 (North West side) 08/01/82 Neptune Fountain approximately 100m SW of main entrance to Municipal Offices (Formerly Listed as: PROMENADE Neptune Fountain about 100 yds SW from main entrance to Municipal Offices)

GV II

Fountain and statues. Inaugurated 1893. Designed by Joseph Hall, the Borough Engineer and executed by RL Boulton and Sons, Cheltenham. Portland stone, overpainted. Neptune drawn by 4 sea-horses, flanked by tritons blowing conches. Set on ranged oval base encircled by shallow steps leading to pool. Enclosed by stone balustrade with carved urns. Based on Rome's Trevi Fountain. HISTORICAL NOTE: The Promenade was laid out in 1818 as a tree-lined avenue connecting the Colonnade in the High Street to the Sherborne Spa (on the site of the Queen's Hotel) (qv). (The Buildings of England: Verey D: Gloucestershire: The Vale and The Forest of Dean: London: 1970-: 146; Sampson A and Blake S: A Cheltenham Companion: Cheltenham: 1993-: 87,120).



Listing NGR: SO9469922208

External Links

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Recommended Books

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  Gloucestershire 2: The Vale and The Forest of Dean: Vale and Forest of Dean Pt. 2 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects, Supplement 2014
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  Setting up a Listed Building Heritage Partnership Agreement: Historic England Advice Note 5
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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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  Georgian Style and Design for Contemporary Living
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair