Description

BLENHEIM
SP4416
8/7 East Formal Garden, statue of
Knifegrinder in NE corner
GV II*
Statue of knifegrinder. c.1700, by M.Soldani. Bronze statue surmounts moulded
limestone ashlar pedestal. Stands in north-east corner of East Formal Gardens,
designed by Achille Duchene for Ninth Duke of Marlborough. One of a set of four
statues presented to the first Duke of Marlborough. Massimiliano Soldani was one
of the foremost Florentine sculptors of his day.
(Blenheim Park is included in the HBMC Register of Parks and Gardens at Grade I)

Listing NGR: SP4421016144

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17533406

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Recommended Books

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  Setting up a Listed Building Heritage Partnership Agreement: Historic England Advice Note 5
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  Surrey (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Northamptonshire: Buildings of England Series (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Sussex: West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings