Historic houses · London
Diana Fountain
In or near Thames Ditton.
Diana Fountain — Public artwork (statue).
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Hampton Court · 1.0 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit the Diana Fountain, you can take a train to Hampton Court station, which is approximately 1 km away. The postcode for navigation is KT8 9BY. Please note that accessibility is limited.
About
Diana Fountain is a place of interest in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1710. Wikidata describes it as: "Public artwork (statue).". Coordinates: 51.4099°, -0.3362°.
Photo gallery
Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Bushy Park and Home Park SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The Diana Fountain in Bushy Park, in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, England, is a seventeenth-century statue ensemble and water feature in an eighteenth-century setting with a surrounding pool and mile long tree lined vistas which honors the Roman Goddess Diana. Originally created for Somerset House in the 1630s, and remodelled about 1690, the fountain has stood since 1713 in Bushy Park, and now forms a large traffic island in Chestnut Avenue. It is the focal point of two major vistas designed by Sir Christopher Wren, including Chestnut Avenue which is the ceremonial landward approach to Hampton Court Palace. The traffic island is circular and contains a 400-foot (120 m) diameter pool surrounded by lawns, with the Diana statue on a tall base in the middle of the pool. The fountain was listed as Grade II in 1952 and in 2011 reclassified as Grade I.
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Background
History
The bronze sculptures were originally commissioned by Charles I for Queen Henrietta Maria's garden at Somerset House in central London. The original design for the fountain was apparently by Inigo Jones, whose sketch drawing survives at Chatsworth House, showing figures recognisably the same as those in place today, but in a different arrangement and in a different stonework setting. The Somerset House base was lower, and the surrounding pool much smaller, enabling a much closer view of the figures than is possible today. The central figure is naked in the drawing, and parts of the design are closely copied from engravings of earlier fountains in Bologna and Augsburg. The execution of the…
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- Coordinates
- 51.4099, -0.3362
- District
- Richmond upon Thames
- Parish
- Richmond upon Thames, unparished area
- Postcode
- KT8 9BY
- Parliamentary constituency
- Twickenham
- Established
- 1710
- Nearest railway station
- Hampton Court — 1 km
- Official site
- alchetron.com
Sources
- osm: n16960853 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Diana Fountain, Bushy Park (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Diana Fountain, Bushy Park.jpeg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Diana Fountain?
- Diana Fountain is in London, United Kingdom (postcode KT8 9BY), in the parish of Richmond upon Thames, unparished area.
- What is Diana Fountain?
- Diana Fountain — Public artwork (statue).
- How do I get to Diana Fountain?
- The nearest railway station is Hampton Court, about 1.0 km away. Drivers can use postcode KT8 9BY.
- When was Diana Fountain built?
- Built or established in 1710.
- Who owns Diana Fountain?
- Diana Fountain is owned by | landlord =.
- Is Diana Fountain a protected site?
- Yes — Diana Fountain is part of the Bushy Park and Home Park SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- How do I get to Diana Fountain?
- The nearest railway station is Hampton Court, about 1.0 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode KT8 9BY.