History

Talacre Abbey was built 1824-9 by Thomas Jones, architect, for Sir Edward Mostyn, on the site of an earlier house. The fountain was added in the third quarter of the C19 and is shown on the 1871 Ordnance Survey. The rockwork behind was probably added in the final quarter of the C19, and is similar in its construction to 2 surviving garden seats and the grotto SE of the house.

Exterior

A freestone octagonal fountain standing in the centre of an octagonal pond bounded by a moulded stone kerb with saddleback coping. The fountain has a moulded base and corbelled bowl, from the centre of which the fountain head rises. The fountain head has elongated diamond panels in relief and a moulded cap.

Behind is rockwork of rubble stone and render incorporating many niches for plants.

Reasons for Listing

Listed as an integral component of the gardens at Talacre Abbey and for its contribution to the setting of the house.

External Links

• Cadwr Listing
• Wikidata Q29502065

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Recommended Books

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  Somerset: South and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  The Listed Buildings and Other Principal Structures at the Royal Gunpowder Mills Waltham Abbey
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  London 1: The City of London: City of London v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Kent: West and the Weald: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  [(Shropshire)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1958)
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  Setting up a Listed Building Heritage Partnership Agreement: Historic England Advice Note 5