Description

SK 38/3925 PARISH OF MELBOURNE CHURCH CLOSE
6/75 (East Side)
10.11.67 Two Pairs of Cherubs to
South-West of the
Grand Basin in
Melbourne Hall Gardens
(formerly listed as
'Pair of pedestals with
figures of fighting
cupids on south side of
garden, Melbourne Hall')
GV I
Two pairs of cherubs, c1700 by Jan van Nost. Erected as part
of a French style garden designed by Royal Gardeners to Queen
Anne, London and Wise for Thomas Coke of Melbourne Hall. Stone
and lead. Each pair of cherubs stands on a panelled stone
pedestal with moulded base and cornice. Western pair are
kissing and eastern pair are fighting. These form a group with
another two pairs of cherubs on the opposite side of the basin
and tell the tale of Castor and his brother Pollux fighting over
a bunch of flowers and their eventual reconciliation. Included
in the Derbyshire Historic Gardens Register at Grade I. See
item 6/63 for sources.

Listing NGR: SK3914424944

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17525793

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