Description

ROUSHAM ROUSHAM PARK GARDENS
SP4724
14/237 Statue of Ceres in Bridgeman's
27/08/57 Amphitheatre
(Formerly listed as Statue of
Ceres on pedestal)
GV II*
Statue. Early C18, probably by John Van Nost. Lead statue of Ceres, with sheaf
of corn at her feet, stands on panelled limestone pedestal with moulded plinth
and cornice. One of a group of 3 statues - including Bacchus (q.v.) and Mercury
(q.v.) - which stand in front of traces of an amphitheatre which was part of
Charles Bridgeman's layout of the 1720s. Part of the landscape gardens laid out
by William Kent between 1733 and 1740.
(Rousham Park is included in the H.B.M.C. Register of Parks and Gardens at Grade
I; Buildings of England: Oxfordshire: p746)

Listing NGR: SP4782224398

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17532866

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Recommended Books

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  Essex: Buildings of England Series (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Liverpool: Pevsner City Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
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  Gloucestershire 1: The Cotswolds: Cotswolds Pt. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Oxfordshire: North and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  The green guide for historic buildings: how to improve the environmental performance of listed and historic buildings
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings