Listed Building: Two Pairs of Cherubs to South West of the Grand Basin in Melbourne Hall Gardens (1334615)

'SK 38/3925 PARISH OF MELBOURNE CHURCH CLOSE 6/75 (East Side) 10.11.67 Two Pairs of Cherubs to South-West of the Grand Basin in Melbourne Hall Gardens (formerly listed as 'Pair of pedestals with figures of fighting cupids on south side of garden, Melbourne Hall') GV I Two pairs of cherubs, c1700 by Jan van Nost. Erected as part of a French style garden designed by Royal Gardeners to Queen Anne, London and Wise for Thomas Coke of Melbourne Hall. Stone and lead. Each pair of cherubs stands on a panelled stone pedestal with moulded base and cornice. Western pair are kissing and eastern pair are fighting. These form a group with another two pairs of cherubs on the opposite side of the basin and tell the tale of Castor and his brother Pollux fighting over a bunch of flowers and their eventual reconciliation. Included in the Derbyshire Historic Gardens Register at Grade I. See item 6/63 for sources. Listing NGR: SK3914424944.'