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Listed Building: Urn to East End of Yew Tunnel in Melbourne Hall Gardens (1096376)

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Grade II
Authority Historic England
Volume/Map/Item 1885, 6, 80
Date assigned 11 March 1987
Date last amended

Description

'SK 38/3925 PARISH OF MELBOURNE CHURCH CLOSE 6/80 (East Side) Urn to East End of Yew Tunnel in Melbourne Hall Gardens GV II Pedestal with urn. 1845. Stone. Plain pedestal with moulded base and top, over square plinth, with plain urn above. The-urn is cup-shaped, narrowing to a thin neck with wide lip over and has straight handles with scrolled tops to either side and also a small plain lid. West side of the pedestal is inscribed 'Myrtle MDCCCXLV'. A later addition to the early C18 gardens designed by Royal Gardeners to Queen Anne, London and Wise, for Thomas Coke of Melbourne Hall which is included in the Derbyshire Historic Gardens Register at Grade I. See item 6/63 for sources. Listing NGR: SK3918324933.'

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Sources (1)

  • Listed Building File: Historic England. 2011. The National Heritage List for England. https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1096376?section=official-list-entry.

Map

Location

Grid reference SK 39183 24933 (point)
Map sheet SK32SE
Civil Parish MELBOURNE, SOUTH DERBYSHIRE, DERBYSHIRE

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Record last edited

Mar 14 2026 8:50PM

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