Edward Lever's Pictures of Cliveden

The Long Garden at Cliveden and statue of Beatrice

The Long Garden, as its name suggests, consists of a long narrow garden with a central path. The garden is decorated in the Italian style with various statues and ornaments. Unfortunately, the garden is a little bare at the moment due to Covid-19 restrictions on garden maintenance. The statue seen here is one of a a group of four statues, representing Commedia dell'Arte characters.

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Statues at the door of the East Wing of Cliveden House

These two statues date from the early 1900's, but have only recently been restored and put on display at the side entrance to Cliveden House. The representations are of Nubian torch-bearers in the ancient Egyptian style.

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The Blenheim Pavilion at Cliveden

This intriguing building was designed in 1727 for George Hamilton,1st Earl of Orkney, to celebrate the Earl's part in the Battle of Blenheim (1704). The architect was Giacomo Leoni of Venice. The architect's drawings suggest its purpose was recreational, for dining, relaxing and bathing etc.

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Cliveden House, Taplow

View from the Parterre, looking up towards the House and the Terrace

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Pagoda in Water Garden at Cliveden

The Pagoda (which was originally designed for Napoleon III's Paris Exposition Universelle of 1867) was in several locations before ending up at Cliveden. Recent additions to the Pagoda are the golden bells around the circumference, a feature which has been missing from the Pagoda for over a hundred years.

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Cliveden House,Taplow,National Trust

View of Cliveden, looking back towards the House from the Parterre

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Cliveden House

View of the house and South Terrace

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Chinese Dragon on the Pagoda in the Water Garden, Cliveden

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Commedia dell'Arte Statues at Cliveden

18th Century Statues in Istrian Stone of Arlecchino and Columbina in the Long Garden at Cliveden, originally from a garden in Padua, Italy

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Shell Fountain at Cliveden Estate

Centre detail of the Shell Fountain, which is located at the approach to Cliveden House, The statue was commissioned by Lord Astor in 1897.

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Cliveden House, Taplow

Cliveden House and Estate are now in the care of the National Trust.The main building is also a luxury hotel. The house seen here is one of many to stand on this location, its most recent private owners being the Astors.

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The Shell Fountain at Cliveden

This ornate classically themed fountain at the end of the Grand Avenue leading up to Cliveden House was made for Lord Astor by Thomas Waldo Story in 1897

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The Forge Workshop at Cliveden

The Forge / Workshop contains a wonderful variety of old tools and boxes of screws etc. from the time when the Estate was in private ownership.

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Statue in Long Garden, Cliveden

The statues in the Long Garden depict various 'Commedia dell'Arte' characters. This one is Arlecchino (Harlequin).

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Blenheim Pavilion, Cliveden

View through the woodlands to the Blenheim Pavilion, Cliveden

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Pavilion on Terrace at Cliveden

This graceful Pavilion in Italian style stands at the westerly end of the Terrace at Cliveden

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Chinese Water Garden, Cliveden

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Chinese Water Garden, Cliveden

View of the Golden Dragon on top of the Pagoda in the Chinese Water Garden at Cliveden. The Pagoda, which was originally displayed at the Paris Exposition of 1867, has recently been restored.

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The Long Garden, Cliveden

The Long Garden contains topiary and Commedia dell'Arte themed statues. The two statues seen here depict Arlecchino (Harlequin) on the left, and Columbina (Columbine) on the right. Sadly, the Garden is a little bare at this time of the year, but the statues are more easily seen.

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The Clock Tower, Cliveden

Detail of gilding on the clock face

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