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Pool with Fountain in the Formal Garden South of Dawlish College (Mamhead House)

A Grade II* Listed Building in Mamhead, Devon

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Coordinates

Latitude: 50.6192 / 50°37'9"N

Longitude: -3.5133 / 3°30'47"W

OS Eastings: 293038

OS Northings: 81038

OS Grid: SX930810

Mapcode National: GBR P1.HYGK

Mapcode Global: FRA 37JF.P26

Plus Code: 9C2RJF9P+MM

Entry Name: Pool with Fountain in the Formal Garden South of Dawlish College (Mamhead House)

Listing Date: 2 December 1988

Grade: II*

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1170185

English Heritage Legacy ID: 85975

ID on this website: 101170185

Location: Teignbridge, Devon, EX6

County: Devon

District: Teignbridge

Civil Parish: Mamhead

Traditional County: Devon

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Devon

Church of England Parish: Kenton All Saints

Church of England Diocese: Exeter

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Description


MAMHEAD MAMHEAD PARK
SW 98 SW

5/328 Pool with fountain in the formal
- garden south of Dawlish College
(Mamhead House)

GV II*


Pool with a fountain. Contemporary with Mamhead House (now Dawlish College),
designed 1827-1833 by Anthony Salvin for Sir R.W. Newman, Bt.. Bathstone and marble.
The shape of the pool is a round-lobed quatrefoil with triangles between the lobes
with moulded Bath stone walling. Central fountain with a pedestal with a moulded
plinth, square on plan, the pedestal carved with grotesque head of a Renaissance
character supporting a stone dish. The water jet spouts from a finely-carved white
marble posy of flowers.
The centre piece of the formal garden south of Mamhead House.
Shown in one of Salvin's original drawings in the R.I.B.A. Drawings Collection.


Listing NGR: SX9303881038

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