Terrace Wall, Steps And Statue South East Of Oldway Mansion

The terrace wall, steps, and statue located southeast of Oldway Mansion were constructed around 1907, during the remodelling of Oldway Mansion for Paris Singer. The grounds were designed by A Duchesne, a prominent French formal landscape architect. The terrace wall is made of concrete and features stone steps and a white Italian marble statue. It has a deep battered retaining wall topped with a cornice below a balustraded parapet that overlooks the garden south of Oldway Mansion. The section of the parapet wall above the steps is decorated with icicle rustication facing the south garden. Two flights of steps descend to the Italian garden. On the east side of the wall, between the flights of steps, there is a round-headed niche with a keyblock that holds a small statue group of Pan and Bacchus. This structure is part of the setting of Oldway Mansion and has group value with other garden features.