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The list description is not intended to be a complete inventory of what is listed: it is principally intended to aid identification. By law, the definition of a listed building includes the entire building (i) and any structure or object that is fixed to the said building and ancillary to it and (ii) any other structure or object that forms part of the land and has done so since before 1 July 1948, and was within the curtilage of the building, and ancillary to it, on the date on which said building was first included in the list, or on 1 January 1969, whichever was later.
Summary Description
Reference Number
16788
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
29/02/1996
Date of Amendment
29/02/1996
Name of Property
Stone Vase on East Bank of gardens at Powis Castle
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Powys
Community
Welshpool
Town
Locality
Powis Castle
Easting
321731
Northing
306322
Street Side
Location
The vase is set in a clearing among the trees of the E bank, towards the E boundary of the garden, and on a major axis with the main castle building.
Description
Broad Class
Defence
Period
History
Exterior
History: Little appears to be known about the origins of this vase: the wilderness garden which forms its setting was laid out in the 1770's, but the vase may have its origins elsewhere in the gardens, and it is possible that it was intended for the Baroque water garden (largely completed by 1705) that occupied the flat land at the base of the garden terraces. The Bucks' Perspective View of Powis Castle' of 1742 certainly shows a pair of vases or fountains of similar form.
Description: Stone. A wide shallow basin is supported on a fluted stem, carried on an oval base with moulded panels.
The vase forms an eye-catcher at its prominent position aligned with the central axis of the castle, and is a fine example of garden sculpture.
Interior
Reason for designation
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