Lead Statue And Carved Unicorns' Heads On Section Of Wall Behind Fishpond To East Of Adlington Hall is a Grade II listed building in the Cheshire East local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 July 1984. Statue, wall.

Lead Statue And Carved Unicorns' Heads On Section Of Wall Behind Fishpond To East Of Adlington Hall

WRENN ID
grim-kitchen-russet
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cheshire East
Country
England
Date first listed
6 July 1984
Type
Statue, wall
Source
Historic England listing

Description

SJ 98 SW ADLINGTON C.P. MILL LANE (South Side)

3/25 Lead statue and carved unicorns' heads on section of wall behind fishpond to east of Adlington Hall.

GV II

Lead statue and carved unicorns heads: mid C18 for Charles Legh but statue moved from Wilderness garden and unicorns' heads from the tops of the Pillars c1960. Large lead statue of a reclining nude, bearded, male figure resting on his elbow and tipping a gadrooned urn forward. It is now on a rough stone plinth. Said to be Father Tiber. On the brick wall behind are 2 former capstones of gate piers. These are in buff sandstone and have fine carved unicorns' heads placed to face each other. This is the Legh's emblem.

Listing NGR: SJ9051080476

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