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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