Statue Group At South End Of South Vista is a Grade II listed building in the Central Bedfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 March 1985. Statues.

Statue Group At South End Of South Vista

WRENN ID: hidden-buttress-briar
Grade: II
Local Planning Authority: Central Bedfordshire
Country: England
Date first listed: 6 March 1985
Type: Statues
Source: Historic England listing

Description

TL 1441 SOUTHILL SOUTHILL PARK

14/240 Statue group at S end of South Vista

GV II

Statue group. One of a collection of statuary by Sir Henry Cheere, bought in 1812 by Samuel Whitbread II. Lead figure group depicting Samson slaying the Philistine, a copy of the original by Giovanni Bologna. Stands on Coade stone plinth, the whole approximately 3 metres high. (C Hussey, "Southill Park", County Life, 12th July 1930, p.48.)

Listing NGR: TL1431341813

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