Summary
in the middle of the south side of the Grecian Valley, this square statue base was home to a now unknown statue. It is depicted on the 1843 estate map and the 1880 1st Edition O.S. map. The base was excavated in Nov. 1998 after being discovered using a geophysics survey.
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Monument Types
- STATUE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Description
in the middle of the south side of the Grecian Valley, this square statue base was home to a now unknown statue. It is depicted on the 1843 estate map and the 1880 1st Edition O.S. map. The base was excavated in Nov. 1998 after being discovered using a geophysics survey.
The dimensions of the base are 0.8m x 0.9m x 0.08m. It consists of consolidated rubble made up of limestone (40%), ironstone (20%), mortar (30%), tile, brick and gravel. The corner stones are large pieces of ironstone (north side) and limestone (south side), between 18cms and 26cms in length. The rubble core is made up of stones on average 10cms in length. The whole base is well consolidated by a grey lime mortar. Although the profile is good and the edges are sharp, the south end of the base has eroded slightly leaving an angled edge. Added into the mortar on the SW side is a piece of brick. The base is fairly well consoloidated and in little danger of breaking up.
A statue by Van Logteren has been donated to place on top of the original base which should happen in 1999. This will remain until the original is identified. Archaeological Comments - Site:155036*0 Has been fully excavated (Nov. 1998) and recorded and is waiting for new statue (due 1999). The small size of the base suggests that an urn once stood on top of it.
References
- SZM13053 - Slide: Oliver Jessop. 01/01/1098. Central southern statue base in Grecian Valley - SMR 155036. 2MS. TSLG2103. W.
- SZM34311 - Slide: Oliver Jessop. 01/01/1098. Central southern statue base in Grecian Valley - SMR 155036. 2MS. TSLG2102. S.
- SZM34319 - Slide: Gary Marshall. 03/03/1995. Plaster repairs to south wall of Concord and Victory. TSLG349.
- SZM46655 - Slide: Oliver Jessop. 01/01/1098. Central southern statue base in Grecian Valley - SMR 155036. 2MS. TSLG2104. S.
- SZM9343 - Map: Ordnance Survey. 1880. Buckinghamshire. 10560. 1.
- SZM9640 - Graphic material: Henry Howard. 1843. Stowe estate plan.
- SZM9733 - Unpublished document: Gary Marshall. 1994. Archaeological Report covering the North side of the Grecian Valley (report no. Stowe/1).
Designations
None Recorded
Other Statuses and References
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
- Conservation Area
Associated Events
- ENA2593 - Archaeological Intervention, Watching brief over trenches 400-419, north side of Grecian Valley, Stowe Landscape Gardens
Associated Finds
None Recorded
Related Records
- Related to: Grecian Valley, Stowe Landscape Gardens, Stowe (Monument) - 155232 / MNA131222