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	<title>Cherie&#039;s Place &#187; Flora Fountain</title>
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		<title>The East Parterre Garden</title>
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		<category><![CDATA[Flora Fountain]]></category>
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The East Parterre garden was visible through the windows of the ballroom:

The focal point when viewed from the house was a fountain of Flora, goddess of spring and flowers, whose statue crowned the composition.  She holds a cornucopia or horn, intended to jet water, and round her are four tritons (fish-tailed humans) blowing jets [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: center;"><a title="East Parterre Gardens by KirscheTortschen, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/-cherrypie-/8083041849/"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8328/8083041849_1a06e07ff8.jpg" alt="East Parterre Gardens" width="500" height="256" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">The East Parterre garden was visible through the windows of the ballroom:</p>
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<p style="text-align: justify;">The focal point when viewed from the house was a fountain of Flora, goddess of spring and flowers, whose statue crowned the composition.  She holds a cornucopia or horn, intended to jet water, and round her are four tritons (fish-tailed humans) blowing jets of water from conch shells..  Smaller jets line the circumference of the basin. The original Flora statue was broken some years ago when an attempt was made to remove it, and the fountain as a whole has been badly vandalized.*</p>
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<p style="text-align: justify;">Restoration of the gardens started in 2005 and it is hoped that funds will allow restoration of the fountain at a later date.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a title="Flora Fountain by KirscheTortschen, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/-cherrypie-/8083041626/"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8468/8083041626_11e89eae12.jpg" alt="Flora Fountain" width="500" height="334" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a title="Fish-Tailed Human by KirscheTortschen, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/-cherrypie-/8083054693/"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8196/8083054693_b341492702.jpg" alt="Fish-Tailed Human" width="500" height="334" /></a><br />
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*Information from the English Heritage guidebook.</em></p>
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