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[119002] Charlecote Park : Shepherd & Shepherdess
Charlecote Park, Warwickshire.
The National Trust,
Forecourt and steps to the Cedar Lawn.
Lead Statues of a Shepherd & Shepherdess, 1718.
By Edward Hurst for George Lucy.
Each is Grade ll listed.
An almost life-size statue of a shepherdess in bodice and short skirt, holding a crook and a lamb, leaning against a bough.
An almost life-size statue of a shepherd in a short tunic and wide-brimmed hat, with a dog and flute, leaning against a bough.
The garden walls, steps, gates and gate piers. C16, C18 & C19 are Grade ll* listed.
Charlecote lies on the banks of the Avon between Warwick and Stratford. A grand Tudor house surrounded by a deer park and formal gardens, it is still the home of the Fairfax Lucy family.
There have been Lucys living at Charlecote since the 12th century. Wealthy country gentry. their income came primarily from land, occasionally augmented by fortuitous marriages.
[119002] Charlecote Park : Shepherd & Shepherdess
Charlecote Park, Warwickshire.
The National Trust,
Forecourt and steps to the Cedar Lawn.
Lead Statues of a Shepherd & Shepherdess, 1718.
By Edward Hurst for George Lucy.
Each is Grade ll listed.
An almost life-size statue of a shepherdess in bodice and short skirt, holding a crook and a lamb, leaning against a bough.
An almost life-size statue of a shepherd in a short tunic and wide-brimmed hat, with a dog and flute, leaning against a bough.
The garden walls, steps, gates and gate piers. C16, C18 & C19 are Grade ll* listed.
Charlecote lies on the banks of the Avon between Warwick and Stratford. A grand Tudor house surrounded by a deer park and formal gardens, it is still the home of the Fairfax Lucy family.
There have been Lucys living at Charlecote since the 12th century. Wealthy country gentry. their income came primarily from land, occasionally augmented by fortuitous marriages.