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Summary

19th century pond & fountain to the south of Mamhead House

Location

Protected Status

• Listed Building (II*) 1170185: POOL WITH FOUNTAIN IN THE FORMAL GARDEN SOUTH OF DAWLISH COLLEGE (MAMHEAD HOUSE)
• Registered Park or Garden (II*) 1000555: MAMHEAD PARK

Other References/Statuses

• Old Listed Building Ref (II*)

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• FOUNTAIN (XIX - 1801 AD to 1900 AD (Between))

Full description

Department of Environment, 1988, Mamhead (List of Blds of Arch or Historic Interest). SDV337182.

Pool with fountain in the formal garden south of Dawlish College (Mamhead House). 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 RIBA Drawings Collection. Other details: LBS No 85975.

Ordnance Survey, 2015, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV357601.

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