Listed Building record MDR25072 - Pedestal with Statue of Mercury, Melbourne Hall Gardens, Church Close, Melbourne

Pedestal with statue of Mercury, Melbourne Hall Gardens, Church Close, Melbourne, erected c1700. From the National Heritage List for England: 'SK 38/3925 PARISH OF MELBOURNE CHURCH CLOSE 6/69 (East Side) 10.11.67 Pedestal with Statue of Mercury in Melbourne Hall Gardens GV I Pedestal with statue of Mercury. c1700 by Jan van Nost. Erected as part of a French style garden designed by Royal Gardeners, London and Wise, for Thomas Coke of Melbourne Hall. Stone and lead. Panelled pedestal with moulded base and cornice on stepped square plinth surmounted by lead statue of Mercury in flight. The figure has his right arm held high and is holding his winged rod with intertwined serpents in his left hand. His helmet and ankles are winged and he stands on the forehead of a wind blowing cherub. Included in the Derbyshire Historic Gardens Register at Grade I. See item 6/63 for sources. Listing NGR: SK3911724988.' (1)