Building record 0420802056 - Pedestal, Grecian Valley, Stowe Landscape Gardens
Summary
Remains of eighteenth century pedestal foundation, possibly part of the 'Circle of the Dancing Faun', later reused for the statue of an athlete.
Protected Status/Designation
- SHINE: Stowe medieval to post medieval landscape garden, medieval deserted villages of Lamport & Boycott, shrunken village of Daford, also moats, manors and fishponds, ridge and furrow earthworks & cropmarks, and areas of ancient semi natural woodland
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Type and Period (1)
- (Former Type) STATUE (18th Century - 1700 AD to 1799 AD)
Description
Collapsed remains of a carved limsteone pedestal, 0.7m square, associated with a planting of holly trees which continues NE. This is the approximate site of the 'Circle of the Dancing Fawns'. The sales catalogue from 1921 notes the statue of an athlete on a 5ft oval stone pedestal in the Grecian Valley (B18).
Short article on lost late 18th century statuary group of shepherds, shepherdesses and a dancing faun, known as the 'Circle of the Dancing Faun', in woodland area above the Grecian Valley overlooking the wider parkland at Stowe (B36).
Sources (4)
- ---SBC17422 Aerial Photograph: 04/09/76. BCM A2/11/20-22. SP\674376. Yes.
- <18>SBC19992 Unpublished document: Angus Wainwright. 1989. The National Trust Archaeological Survey: Stowe. pp13.
- <19>SBC19980 Unpublished document: Gary Marshall. 1994. Archaeological report covering the north side of the Grecian Valley - Stowe/1. Stow/1.
- <36>SBC22760 Article in serial: Richard Wheeler. 2006. 'Stowe Gardens: The Circle of the Dancing Faun', in The Bucks Gardener (Newsletter of the Buckinghamshire Gardens Trust) Issue 24, Autumn 2006 pp2-4. Issue 24.
Location
| Grid reference | SP 6773 3806 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | STOWE, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Event - Intervention: Watching brief to discover former paths and locations of statue bases in the Grecian Valley, Stowe (EBC16252)
Record last edited
Aug 25 2009 11:44AM
