Garden walls, fountains, summer houses and other ornaments to the south and east of Welbeck Abbey.

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SK 5674 and SK 5774 12/194

WELBECK WELBECK ABBEY MAIN DRIVE (South side) Garden walls, fountains, summer houses and other ornaments to the south and east of Welbeck Abbey.

GV. II Garden walls, fountains, summer houses and other ornaments. Mid and late C19. Extending along the south and east of the house are the main gardens. Those to the east being terraced. Having to the south and part of the east sides a balustraded wall on rock face ashlar base broken in parts by decorative iron gates.

The south garden contains a large copper, marble and ashlar fountain decorated with cherubs, garlands and mythical heads. The terraced garden, divided in parts by similar balustraded walls, contains a number of urns and lead and ashlar figures set onto piers. There are five large decorated terracotta urns and several curved and decorated ashlar seats. The large fountain of copper and ashlar is decorated with cherubs heads and is surmounted by a figure and swan.

To the north side are two summer houses. The western most one consisting of a curved colonnade with triglyph and dentil cornice. The second summer house of semi-circular plan, with gabled copper roof supported on outer rock face ashlar piers and inner wooden columns, has a central wooden arch with keystone and decorative ironwork under.

Listing NGR: SK5647274252