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Parks and Gardens in the Bath and North East Somerset Unitary Authority.
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Categories: Bath & NE SomersetEnglish Heritage Register Grade II* (revised 2004). C18 park, designed by ‘Capability’ Brown 1761, modified by Humphry Repton, and featuring a dramatic chain of lakes, linked by cascades, set among hanging woods. One of the original three lakes now silted up. Other features include landscaped approach redesigned by Repton; mount; well-preserved icehouse; large walled kitchen garden; remains of orangery; Italian and children’s gardens; many fine specimen trees. Now the main campus for Bath Spa University
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English Heritage Register Grade II (added 2002). Municipal park, laid out 1883-89 on site of Georgian housing destroyed by landslips in the 1860s and 70s. Bandstand (LB II), and wrought iron drinking fountain c1889; massive retaining walls; boundary wall with fine railings particularly on London Street.
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C20 municipal park, laid out post-World War II, and extended after Great Flood of 1968; Memorial Gates opened 1952; features include recreation areas and ornamental lake; ruins of Keynsham Abbey, mill and water-wheel, award-winning Modernist bandstand demolished early 1980s.
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Predominantly C19 garden. Picturesque riverside walk entered via stone gate piers and iron gate, still retaining much ornamental planting; avenue of horse chestnuts to house; many specimen trees on lawns, and C20 ‘Dutch garden’. The site is now redeveloped and restored for residential use
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Categories: Bath & NE SomersetRemains of early C17 terraced garden of former manor (see Claverton Manor): walls enclosing outer court and two terraces, retaining walls, gates, gate piers and central flight of steps. Archaeological remains of gardens; icehouse west of cottage. Cottage built on site of manor house, demolished c1816.
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C19 walled gardens and small park on older site. Main feature is C19 garden wall/arcade; C12 archway over entrance to garden, presumably made an ornamental feature in the C19. Garden walls incorporate ecclesiastical fragments.
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Fragment of former manor garden: house now in dual ownership. Garden contains sundial; formal rose garden and rock-built folly.
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Categories: Bath & NE SomersetC18 garden with additions and replanting 1930s. Survivals from the earlier period include walled garden, now used as pleasure garden, with circular pond; ha-ha and mature planting; fine espaliers from the 1930s. House 1930s, on site of earlier.
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Early C19 parkland. thickly wooded and bounded to south-east with ha-ha. Fine ornamental woodlands. and well-planted park; notable sequoias. Driveway lined with Victorian statuary. Current state of garden not known
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Categories: Bath & NE SomersetEnglish Heritage Register Grade II* (revised 2004). C18 parkland, overlooking Avon valley, now in divided ownership, and chiefly agricultural use; designed by ‘Capability’ Brown 1767-68. Archaeological remains of elaborate garden of Elizabethan manor near church; estate sold C18 and new house built on site of old summerhouse. Surviving features include terrace commanding fine views; ha-ha; ornamental woodland; icehouse. Many parkland trees felled since 1882.