Remains of early C19 garden on site of Battle of Lansdown, 1640; ruined summerhouse; tree-lined drive; mature trees.
Landscape Park (Post Medieval – 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Landscape garden attached to Lilliput Castle the predecessor of Battlefield House was built for John Wood the Elder for
Jeremiah Pierce in 1738.
- Text References
(1) Bibliographic reference: Kingsley N. 1992. The Country Houses of Gloucestershire Vol 2 1660-1830.
(2) Article in serial: Spence C. 2011. For True Friends: Jerry Pierce's Patriot Whig Garden at Lilliput
- Associated Buildings
House (LB II) 1802 by Charles Harcourt Masters; garden ornament (summerhouse) (LB II) early C19;
rusticated archway (LB II) early C19; coach house (LB II) early C19; lodge (LB II) 1836 by Charles Dyer; pair of gate piers (LB II) early C19.