Pair Of Cranes In Chinese Garden is a Grade II listed building in the North West Leicestershire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 January 1989. A Late C19 Garden sculpture.

Pair Of Cranes In Chinese Garden

WRENN ID: fallow-wattle-crimson
Grade: II
Local Planning Authority: North West Leicestershire
Country: England
Date first listed: 16 January 1989
Type: Garden sculpture
Source: Historic England listing

Description

LONG WHATTON WHATTON HOUSE GROUNDS SK 42 SE 5/208 Pair of Cranes in Chinese garden GV II

Ornamental garden sculpture. Dated 1900 on plaque. Pair of bronze cranes, late C19, of Chinese or Japanese origin, on a rough stone base. Stone panel behind is inscribed: "In memory of Adam and Eve, Two old Cranes buried 1900". One of a series of sculptures collected for the garden by the first Lord Crawshaw c1890-1.900. (Illustrated in Country Life, February 21st 1985, p.457).

Listing NGR: SK4915724209

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