William Shakespeare Statue And Fountain With Busts Of Hogarth, Hunter,Newton And Reynolds In Garden Of Square is a Grade II listed building in the Westminster local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 February 1958. Sculptural fountain. 2 related planning applications.
William Shakespeare Statue And Fountain With Busts Of Hogarth, Hunter,Newton And Reynolds In Garden Of Square
- WRENN ID
- nether-ledge-martin
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Westminster
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 February 1958
- Type
- Sculptural fountain
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
TQ 2980 NE 71/71 24.2.58
CITY OF WESTMINSTER LEICESTER SQUARE, W1
William Shakespeare Statue and fountain with busts of Hogarth, Hunter, Newton and Reynolds in garden of square.
G.V. II
Memorial sculptural fountain in centre of garden with busts to four corners. 1874 garden design by James Knowles with fountain sculpture by G. Fontana. White marble. "Stratford" statue of the Bard on tall square pedestal with dolphin supporters at angles over stepped circular plinth rising from inner basin, outer basin as flower bed compartmented by volute scrolls, the outer rim with pedestalled vases. The marble busts on granite plinths part of the same 1874 layout: Hogarth by J. Denham, John Hunter by T. Woolner, Isaac Newton by Calder Marshall, Reynolds by H. Weekes.
Survey of London; Vol. XXXIV.
Listing NGR: TQ2985880708
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