Memorial To The 15Th Earl Of Shrewsbury is a Grade II* listed building in the Staffordshire Moorlands local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 January 1967. Memorial.
Memorial To The 15Th Earl Of Shrewsbury
- WRENN ID
- far-bailey-sable
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Staffordshire Moorlands
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 3 January 1967
- Type
- Memorial
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
SK 0643-0743 FARLEY C.P. ALTON PARK
12/98 Memorial to the 15th Earl 3/1/67 of Shrewsbury GV II*
Memorial. Circa 1830. Ashlar and cast iron. Square rusticated pedestal with stepped plinth and oversailing cap; surmounted by a circular base inscribed "HE MADE THE DESERT SMILE": 6 Corinthian columns define a cylindrical space containing a pedestalled bust of the 15th Earl of Shrewsbury, and supporting an entablature and oversailing dome with fish- scale decoration, scrolls and a central foliated crest. The memorial is based on the Choragic Monument of Lysicrates in Athens (334 B.C.). This item forms part of the important garden layout at Alton Towers (q.v.) which is included at Grade I on the HBMC Gardens Register.B.o.E., p. 58.
Listing NGR: SK0740843297
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