Statue Group Of The Rape Of The Sabines, Approximately 50 Metres South West Of Wrest Park House

Date:
7 May 2003
Location:
Statue Group Of The Rape Of The Sabines, Approximately 50 Metres South West Of Wrest Park House, Silsoe, Mid Bedfordshire, Bedfordshire, MK45 4HT
Reference:
IOE01/10180/29
Type:
Photograph (Digital)
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Description

This information is taken from the statutory List as it was in 2001 and may not be up to date.

TL 0907 3552 SILSOE WREST PARK 13/161 Statue group of the Rape of the Sabines, approx.

50 metres SW of Wrest Park House

GV II*

Statue group, SW one of a group of 4 to the centre of the S parterre.

Possibly c.1730. Lead statue group, ashlar plinth, the whole approximately 3 metres high. Shows striding soldier carrying struggling female figure, with a crouching male figure to one side. Rectangular plinth, which splays out at base, is apparently C19.

Listing NGR: TL0908135521

Content

This is part of the Series: IOE01/2175 IOE Records taken by Derek E Wharton; within the Collection: IOE01 Images Of England

Rights

© Mr Derek E. Wharton. Source: Historic England Archive

This photograph was taken for the Images of England project

People & Organisations

Photographer: Wharton, Derek E.

Rights Holder: Wharton, Derek E.

Keywords

Ashlar, Lead, Stuart Statue, Georgian Gardens Parks And Urban Spaces, Sculpture, Garden Ornament, Street Furniture