The Corkscrew Fountain is a Grade II listed building in the Staffordshire Moorlands local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 January 1967. Fountain.
The Corkscrew Fountain
- WRENN ID
- lesser-sill-bracken
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Staffordshire Moorlands
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 3 January 1967
- Type
- Fountain
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Corkscrew Fountain is an early 19th-century fountain made of ashlar stone. It features a circular plan with four tiers of shelves and short, spiral fluted pillars that decrease in size as they rise. This fountain is an important element of the garden layout at Alton Towers, which is recognized as Grade I on the Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission Garden Register.
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