Colonnade On Great Terrace In Garden At Iford Manor

The colonnade on the Great Terrace in the garden at Iford Manor is a Grade II listed structure, built around 1910 by H.A. Peto. It features limestone columns and is linked by chains or balustrading. On the south side of the terrace, there is a group of six Ionic columns with entablatures, which are connected at ground level by balustrading at the top of the steps leading down to a lily pond. This group is flanked by five free-standing columns on either side, which have Tuscan-style capitals and ball finials, also linked by chains from the capitals. To the west, the colonnade continues with a row of eight Tuscan columns with entablatures, mirrored by a similar row on the north side of the terrace. Peto designed this long terrace, replacing an earlier grass terrace with stone and adding planted borders. Several pieces of sculpture were also placed in this area by Peto, including a Greek sarcophagus and a wellhead.