Central Fountain And Retaining Walls In The Italian Garden North West Of Belton House

The central fountain and retaining walls in the Italian garden, located northwest of Belton House, were designed around 1811 by Jeffry Wyatville. They were reconstructed between 1870 and 1900 by the 3rd Earl Brownlow and underwent alterations around 1940. The fountain features a shallow bowl on a knop stem, set within a round pond. It is enclosed by a low wall that has small pedestals and stepped slab coping. A similar wall surrounds the path, which has four openings for pathways. A cast-iron pergola that once stood here was removed around 1940. This fountain and its walls are part of several estate buildings created by Wyatville for the first Earl Brownlow between 1810 and 1820. The site is situated within Belton Park, which is registered as grade I on the Garden Register.