Two Pairs Of Cherubs To South West Of The Grand Basin In Melbourne Hall Gardens is a Grade I listed building in the South Derbyshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 November 1967. A Baroque Garden sculpture.

Two Pairs Of Cherubs To South West Of The Grand Basin In Melbourne Hall Gardens

WRENN ID
grey-barrel-holly
Grade
I
Local Planning Authority
South Derbyshire
Country
England
Date first listed
10 November 1967
Type
Garden sculpture
Period
Baroque
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Two pairs of cherubs are located to the south-west of the Grand Basin in Melbourne Hall Gardens. These cherubs, created around 1700 by Jan van Nost, were part of a French style garden designed by the Royal Gardeners to Queen Anne, London and Wise, for Thomas Coke of Melbourne Hall. Made of stone and lead, each pair of cherubs stands on a panelled stone pedestal with a moulded base and cornice. The western pair are depicted kissing, while the eastern pair are shown fighting. Together, they form a group with another two pairs of cherubs on the opposite side of the basin, illustrating the story of Castor and Pollux fighting over a bunch of flowers and their eventual reconciliation. The site is included in the Derbyshire Historic Gardens Register at Grade I.

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