Large public park designed by Edward Davis, the city architect, on what had been common land, and opened in 1830 by Princess Victoria. Many fine trees believed to have been selected by J.C. Loudon; the intention was for this to become a major arboretum of the west of England, and thus a wide variety of unusual trees and shrubs were planted, See the Prince of Wales Oak; lake; avenues; Little and Great Dells. Â In 1839 the Royal Victoria Horticultural and Botanical Garden was formed in the park, and extended in 1887.
Communal garden for Crescent, built 1767-75, originally overlooking common land (now Royal Victoria Park qv). Present garden is grass, bounded on road by iron railings and below by ha-ha (date not known).
Access restricted to residents.
Communal garden for Raby Place, built early C19; gardens presumably date from roughly same time.
Now informal planting with mature trees and shrubs; enclosed with wrought iron railings.
Access restricted to residents.
Communal garden for crescent built c1805, by Harcourt Masters; garden possibly contemporary.
Now informal planting, with mature trees and shrubs.
Access restricted to residents.
Small Victorian villa garden: lawns, shrubberies, mature specimen trees, driveways and paths. Kitchen garden and flowerbeds no longer cultivated; stone fountain in pool now used as flowerbed.
Communal garden, grassed central area with group of mature trees. The Circus was built to designs by Wood the Elder, 1754-69. In the C18 it was cobbled, with a pump in the centre; documentary evidence points to a garden being laid out and trees planted between 1800
and 1808; railings surrounding central area removed 1939-45.
C17 site with fish ponds. Former manor house built by Sir John Newton C17. Site contains a succession of nine fish ponds, the last one clearly ornamental with island; also remains of old driveway. Grand C19 model farm steading now dominates site.
Early C19 house and garden, sited within deer park of Chandos House, demolished C18. Original hunting lodge remains (now Lodge Farm). Garden includes rockeries, and two Gothic windows set in garden wall. Gothic windows (LB II*) probably from Keynsham Abbey.