Stone Elephant And Castle In Garden Of Elephant And Castle Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the Cheshire East local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 October 1984. Sculpture. 1 related planning application.
Stone Elephant And Castle In Garden Of Elephant And Castle Cottage
- WRENN ID
- roaming-lime-reed
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cheshire East
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 29 October 1984
- Type
- Sculpture
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
SJ 55 NW PECKFORTON STONE HOUSE LANE (West Side)
1/28 Stone elephant and castle in garden of Elephant and Castle Cottage.
II
Carving of elephant with Castle howdah, circa 1859, by John Watson, a local stonemason. Red sandstone, high standing, the elephant and its base carved from a single piece of stone and the three-tier castle from a second piece. The elephant stands on a large flat base and has a saddle with straps and tassels which forms the base for the castle. The castle has a gatehouse, surmounted by a turret with crenellations and arrow slots, which leads to a keep with matching corner turrets. The castle walls are marked with courses and there are arches over the windows, which contain glass.
Listing NGR: SJ5380256590
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