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| Localisation | Latitude: 51.644017 Longitude: -1.2761464 National Grid Reference: SU 50184 94161 Map: Download a full scale map (PDF) |
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| Overview | Heritage Category: Park and Garden Grade: II List Entry Number: 1001107 Date first listed: 01-Jun-1984 |
Modern formal and wild gardens, c.2ha, 1920s by Norah Lindsay. SUMMARY DESCRIPTION
House C13, C15 and C17.
Enclosed Long Garden has fountain basin, columnar yews, herbaceous borders, wall plants,
remains of intricate topiary of box and yew. Enclosed formal Persian Garden with square
pool, pergola, modern knot of box and berberis. Rose garden. Beech and hornbeam alley
with yew portals, leading to kitchen garden. Pleasaunce or wilderness of naturalised
bulbs, shrubs, trees. River Garden, walks through naturalised shrubs, trees, lawns,
wild flowers in meadowland. Beech grove adjoining forecourt. Gatepiers to forecourt,
mid-C17.
Area south of house, largely remodelled 1948-51 and c.1960 by Brenda Colvin, who also
added wild and riverside gardens west of house. REFERENCES
Bisgrove, R, Gardens of Britain 3, 1978. Country Life, 6 Feb 1904 p198, 16 May 1931
p610. Hellyer, A, English Gardens Open to the Public, 1956. Pevsner, N, Berkshire,
1966.
This garden or other land is registered under the Historic Buildings and Ancient Monuments Act 1953 within the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens by Historic England for its special historic interest.