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Latitude: 51.3866 / 51°23'11"N
Longitude: -2.3762 / 2°22'34"W
OS Eastings: 373915
OS Northings: 165347
OS Grid: ST739653
Mapcode National: GBR 0QH.027
Mapcode Global: VH96L.RDNX
Plus Code: 9C3V9JPF+JG
Entry Name: Victoria Vase by the Lake
Listing Date: 15 October 2010
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1394779
English Heritage Legacy ID: 510185
ID on this website: 101394779
Location: Royal Victoria Park, Weston Park, Bath and North East Somerset, Somerset, BA1
County: Bath and North East Somerset
Parish: Non Civil Parish
Built-Up Area: Bath
Traditional County: Somerset
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Somerset
Church of England Parish: Bath St Michael Without
Church of England Diocese: Bath and Wells
Tagged with: Vase
ROYAL VICTORIA PARK
656-1/28/2459
Victoria Vase by the Lake
GV II
Neo-classical Vase. 1880 (dated). Limestone ashlar. Large Vase on pedestal, standing on a fluted foot, base with acanthus leaf decoration and stump handles enriched with snakes; band of anthemion decoration above, beneath projecting lip. Pedestal has fielded sides beneath egg and dart-enriched cornice. The whole stands approx. 3m high. Inscription on one of The panels on base reads `The Victoria Vase to commemorate 50ieth Anniversary of the Opening of this Park October 23rd 1880'.
HISTORY: This vase not only celebrated the anniversary of the park's opening, but the completion of a new phase of its development: the vase was placed on promontory in lake which had been formed following advice of Edward Milner in 1878. This involved enlarging the lake and giving it more varied outline. Restoration of the lake to its original extent as shown in OS map of 1888 was completed in 1996. Victoria Park was laid out in 1830 on the former Barton Fields, an area of common land and was opened by the Duchess of Kent with her daughter, Princess Victoria, on October 23rd 1830. It was the country's first municipal park.
SOURCES: Bath History: Whalley R: The Royal Victoria Park: Bath: 1994-: 147-169.
Listing NGR: ST7391565347
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