Building record 1156702004 - TRITON & NEREIDS FOUNTAIN

Summary

Eighteenth century fountain

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  • Listed Building (II) ()
  • Listed Building (II) 1159372: FOUNTAIN OF TRITON AND NERIEDS 250 METRES NORTH OF WADDESDON MANOR (DBC4275)

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Type and Period (1)

  • FOUNTAIN (18th Century - 1700 AD to 1799 AD)

Description

GRADE II. FOUNTAIN. EARLY C18, SCULPTURE BY GIULIANO MOZANI. CIRCULAR BASIN WITH MOULDED STONE COPING & CARVED MARBLE FIGURES. TO CENTRE ARE A TRITON & NEREID ON AN UPTURNED SHELL. FLANKING NEREIDS RIDING ON SEA-MONSTERS. PART OF A FOUNTAIN ORIGINALLY AT DUCAL PALACE AT COLORNO NEAR PARMA, OF WHICH [MORE](B1).

Sources (3)

  • <1>SBC19269 Bibliographic reference: DoE. 1985. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. p71.
  • <2>SBC4631 Bibliographic reference: English Heritage. 1994. REGISTER OF PARKS & GARDENS OF SPECIAL HISTORIC INTEREST IN ENGLAND: PART 4: BUCKINGHAMSHIRE. 4.
  • <3>SBC4649 Bibliographic reference: S Eriksen. 1965. WADDESDON MANOR: A GUIDE TO THE HOUSE AND ITS CONTENTS.

Location

Grid reference SP 73120 16700 (point)
Civil Parish WADDESDON, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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  • Event - Survey: Site visit (EBC13595)

Record last edited

Jul 28 2010 4:12PM

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