Building record 4771/2/13 - Pool, Fountain-Head & Terms to Surrounding Terrace in Garden of Easton Neston House

Formal pool. C.1930. Brick with concrete lining and limestone kerb

{1} Formal pool. C.1930. Brick with concrete lining and limestone kerb. Rectangular with half-elliptical arm. Lead fountain-head to centre of arm of boy riding dolphin, probably C19 and of continental origin. The stone-paved terrace surrounding arm is flanked by limestone terms, three to each side, probably C18. Part of a formal garden layout devised by 1st Baron Hesketh and his head gardener, Swainson. Partly intended for use as open-air swimming pool. (Park and gardens included in H.B.M.C.E. Register of Parks and Gardens at Grade II*)

{7} Undated photo;

<1> Clews Architects, 1980s, Database for Listing of Historic Buildings of Special Architectural Interest: Northamptonshire, 12/58 (checked) (Digital archive). SNN102353.

<2> List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest ("Greenback"), F10 (unchecked) (Catalogue). SNN45262.

<3> Woodfield P., 1992, Towcester Retail Development: Historic Landscape Assessment, (checked) (Full Report). SNN46827.

<4> Country Life, 1952?, Easton Neston Gardens, (checked) (Photographs). SNN109066.

<5> Coventry Evening Telegraph, Easton Neston Gardens, (checked) (Photographs). SNN109065.

<6> House and Garden, Easton Neston Gardens, (checked) (Photographs). SNN109064.

<7> Photographs of buildings in Easton Neston (Photographs). SNN111650.

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Aug 7 2024 2:09PM