Stone Fountain To North Of Lower Terrace In Melbourne Hall Gardens

The stone fountain located to the north of the lower terrace in Melbourne Hall Gardens dates from around 1704 and has undergone later repairs. It features a central statue created by Jan van Nost. This fountain was part of a French-style garden designed by the Royal Gardeners to Queen Anne, London and Wise, for Thomas Coke of Melbourne Hall, with the work carried out by William Cook of Walcot. The fountain consists of a circular stone pool with moulded nosings on the copings and a plain pedestal at the center, which supports a small lead statue of a boy from whose hand water flows. It was designed to complement a similar fountain located to the south. The fountain is included in the Derbyshire Historic Gardens Register at Grade I.