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Listed Building record MDR25169 - Pedestal With Statue of Andromeda, Melbourne Hall Gardens, Church Close, Melbourne

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  • (Stuart to 21st Century - 1700 AD? to 2050 AD)

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Pedestal with statue of Andromeda, Melbourne Hall Gardens, Church Close, Melbourne, of c1700 date. From the National Heritage List for England: 'SK 38/3925 PARISH OF MELBOURNE CHURCH CLOSE 6/77 (East Side) 10.11.67 Pedestal with Statue of Andromeda in Melbourne Hall Gardens GV I Pedestal with statue of Andromeda. c1700 by Iran 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. Panelled stone pedestal on wide square plinth with life-size, half naked lead figure of Andromeda leaning against the rock to which she is chained, with right arm held high. Included in the Derbyshire Historic Gardens Register at Grade I. See item 6/63 for sources. Listing NGR: SK3918725026.' (1)

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  • <1> Listed Building File: Historic England. 2011. The National Heritage List for England. https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1334616?section=official-list-entry.

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Grid reference SK 39187 25026 (point)
Civil Parish MELBOURNE, SOUTH DERBYSHIRE, DERBYSHIRE

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Record last edited

Mar 25 2026 10:09AM

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