C19 garden and small park. Avenue of limes, terraced
lawn and balustrade, shrubbery walk, beds, and
specimen trees survive from C19 layout created for
Charles Adam Kemble, maintained at reduced level.
C18 Park designed by ‘Capability’ Brown 1761, modified by Humphry Repton. Features a chain of lakes, linked by cascades, amongst hanging woods.
Approach re-designed by Repton.
Other features – Mount, Icehouse, large walled kitchen garden, remains of Orangery, and fine specimen trees in the parkland.
The Site and buildings are the main campus of Bath Spa University.
Municipal park, laid out 1883-89 0n site of Georgian housing destroyed by landslip in the 1860’s and 70’s.
Bandstand (LBII) and wrought iron drinking fountain c.1889 massive retaining walls boundary with fine railings on London Street.
Spectacularly sited Italianate garden, with Prior Park acting as eye-catcher: framework created by the Tugwell family mid C19, present character created since 1961 by the late Sir Sidney and Lady Barratt. Elaborate features include the lawn and formal pool, surrounded by balustrade, urns and statuary, grotto and water garden, terraces, Italian garden; mulberry courtyard and nut courtyard; children’s garden; kitchen garden.