Statue Of Mercury In Sunken Garden To South East Of Italian Garden At Westonbirt House is a Grade II listed building in the Cotswold local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 June 1993. A Victorian Statue.
Statue Of Mercury In Sunken Garden To South East Of Italian Garden At Westonbirt House
- WRENN ID
- hallowed-rotunda-smoke
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cotswold
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 17 June 1993
- Type
- Statue
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Statue of Mercury, created between 1863 and 1870 by Lewis Vulliamy, is located in the sunken garden southeast of the Italian Garden at Westonbirt House. This bronze statue depicts Mercury with his winged hat and sandals, holding his herald's staff, known as the Caduceus, in his left arm. The statue is positioned at the center of a circular pool featuring a moulded edge with stone coping, and it is situated in a sunken garden that includes a seating area to the east.
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- Ha Ha to South of Westonbirt House
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- Sundial, Immediately South East of Main Block of Westonbirt House
- Series of Garden Terraces to South of Westonbirt House
- Westonbirt House with South Terrace
- Church of St Catherine
- East Lodge
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- Bridge Immediately North of Pickards Lodge