Sculpture of the Four Elements, approximately 480m south-east of the remains of Old Fonthill Abbey is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 July 1987. Sculpture.

Sculpture of the Four Elements, approximately 480m south-east of the remains of Old Fonthill Abbey

WRENN ID
former-landing-sunrise
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Wiltshire
Country
England
Date first listed
6 July 1987
Type
Sculpture
Source
Historic England listing

Description

This entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 9 October 2018.

ST 93 SW 1/311

FONTHILL GIFFORD FONTHILL ABBEY WOOD (east side) Sculpture of the Four Elements, approximately 480m south-east of the remains of Old Fonthill Abbey

(Formerly listed as Group of four statues of th Four Elements, about 400m south-east of the remains of Fonthill Abbey)

GV II Sculptural group. Mid C19. Limestone, near life-size statues of the Four Elements on plinth. Reputedly bought by the Marquess of Westminster in the Paris Exhibition 1855 or 1867, for the gardens surrounding Fonthill Abbey (1846 by William Burn, demolished 1955).

Listing NGR: ST9236830762

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