Chatsworth House - garden view - Emperor Fountain and Canal Pond
A window view from Chatsworth House.
Sculptures for Beyond Limits.
Private garden in front.
Emperor Fountain and Canal Pond.
The emperor fountain can reach a height of 90 metres. Powered by pressure of the water dropping 122 metres, through a 40 centimetre iron pipe, from a man-made lake.
The 1st Duke of Devonshire's Canal Pond already held the highest fountain in the country (28 metres) when Paxton began to engineer the Emperor Fountain for the 6th Duke in 1843. Named in honour of Tsar Nicholas I (a friend of the 6th Duke, but he never visited Chatsworth).
The Emperor Fountain is Grade II listed.
The Emperor Fountain, Chatsworth
PARISH OF CHATSWORTH CHATSWORTH GARDENS
SK 2669
6/58
The Emperor Fountain
GV II
Fountain and pair of sculptures. 1843-4 by Paxton and Holmes,
for the Sixth Duke of Devonshire. Sandstone and ashlar. The
fountain is situated at the north end of the Canal Pond dug in
1703. The metal jet is surrounded by irregularly placed
boulders. To the north are two sandstone sculptures of
reclining figures. The fountain can throw a jet to a height of
290 feet, and was built to honour the projected visit to
Chatsworth of Tzar Nicholas of Russia. The Gardens and Park are
included on the Gardens Register at Grade I. Sources:
G F Chadwick , The Works of Joseph Paxton, Architectural Press
1961.
Listing NGR: SK2602269842
This text is a legacy record and has not been updated since the building was originally listed. Details of the building may have changed in the intervening time. You should not rely on this listing as an accurate description of the building.
Source: English Heritage
Listed building text is © Crown Copyright. Reproduced under licence.
The Seahorse Fountain (Grade II listed)
The Seahorse Fountain, Chatsworth
PARISH OF CHATSWORTH CHATSWORTH GARDENS
SK 2669
6/59
The Seahorse Fountain
GV II
Fountain. c1690 by Cibber. Stone. Set in the middle of a
circular pond. A central sculpture surrounded by five jets of
water, within a square with sculptures of four seahorses at the
corners. The Gardens and Park are included on the Gardens
Register at Grade I.
Listing NGR: SK2602069968
Around the Seahorse Fountain is Tao hua Yuan: A Lost Village Utopia by Xu Bing.
Beyond Limits sculptures in view near the Canal Pond:
Maro by Christopher Le Brun
Slant by Philip King (the red double W).
Hoop-La by Alice Aycock.
Part of Beyond Limits.
Exhibition runs from 8th September to 26th October 2014.
Chatsworth House - garden view - Emperor Fountain and Canal Pond
A window view from Chatsworth House.
Sculptures for Beyond Limits.
Private garden in front.
Emperor Fountain and Canal Pond.
The emperor fountain can reach a height of 90 metres. Powered by pressure of the water dropping 122 metres, through a 40 centimetre iron pipe, from a man-made lake.
The 1st Duke of Devonshire's Canal Pond already held the highest fountain in the country (28 metres) when Paxton began to engineer the Emperor Fountain for the 6th Duke in 1843. Named in honour of Tsar Nicholas I (a friend of the 6th Duke, but he never visited Chatsworth).
The Emperor Fountain is Grade II listed.
The Emperor Fountain, Chatsworth
PARISH OF CHATSWORTH CHATSWORTH GARDENS
SK 2669
6/58
The Emperor Fountain
GV II
Fountain and pair of sculptures. 1843-4 by Paxton and Holmes,
for the Sixth Duke of Devonshire. Sandstone and ashlar. The
fountain is situated at the north end of the Canal Pond dug in
1703. The metal jet is surrounded by irregularly placed
boulders. To the north are two sandstone sculptures of
reclining figures. The fountain can throw a jet to a height of
290 feet, and was built to honour the projected visit to
Chatsworth of Tzar Nicholas of Russia. The Gardens and Park are
included on the Gardens Register at Grade I. Sources:
G F Chadwick , The Works of Joseph Paxton, Architectural Press
1961.
Listing NGR: SK2602269842
This text is a legacy record and has not been updated since the building was originally listed. Details of the building may have changed in the intervening time. You should not rely on this listing as an accurate description of the building.
Source: English Heritage
Listed building text is © Crown Copyright. Reproduced under licence.
The Seahorse Fountain (Grade II listed)
The Seahorse Fountain, Chatsworth
PARISH OF CHATSWORTH CHATSWORTH GARDENS
SK 2669
6/59
The Seahorse Fountain
GV II
Fountain. c1690 by Cibber. Stone. Set in the middle of a
circular pond. A central sculpture surrounded by five jets of
water, within a square with sculptures of four seahorses at the
corners. The Gardens and Park are included on the Gardens
Register at Grade I.
Listing NGR: SK2602069968
Around the Seahorse Fountain is Tao hua Yuan: A Lost Village Utopia by Xu Bing.
Beyond Limits sculptures in view near the Canal Pond:
Maro by Christopher Le Brun
Slant by Philip King (the red double W).
Hoop-La by Alice Aycock.
Part of Beyond Limits.
Exhibition runs from 8th September to 26th October 2014.