Pedestal and Four Seasons Vase 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 ornament.
Pedestal and Four Seasons Vase in Melbourne Hall Gardens
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- Grade
- I
- Local Planning Authority
- South Derbyshire
- Constituency
- South Derbyshire MP: Samantha Niblett (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 10 November 1967
- Type
- Garden ornament
- Period
- Baroque
- Address
- Pedestal and Four Seasons Vase in Melbourne Hall Gardens, Church Close
- OS grid reference
- SK 391 247
- Coordinates
- 52.8192, -1.42049
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Pedestal and Four Seasons Vase in Melbourne Hall Gardens was created in 1705, with the vase designed by Jan van Nost and the pedestal by Devigne. This structure was part of a French-style garden designed by the Royal Gardeners to Queen Anne, London and Wise, for Thomas Coke of Melbourne Hall. The pedestal is made of stone and features a panelled design with a moulded base and cornice on a stepped square plinth. Each panel is intricately carved with foliage and swags, and central roundels are inscribed with 'TC'.
Atop the pedestal sits a magnificent baroque lead vase, supported by four seated lead monkeys. The vase has a gadrooned base and a bowl decorated with a frieze of putti and foliage swags. The lid features a bulbous base with four scrolled handles, each topped by the head of a Season, with additional panels and more swags in between. The top of the vase is adorned with a lattice work basket overflowing with fruit and flowers. This vase was presented to Thomas Coke by Queen Anne and is included in the Derbyshire Historic Gardens Register at Grade I.
Local climate
Pedestal and Four Seasons Vase in Melbourne Hall Gardens sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 730 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 77% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 72% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 69% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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