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.
Mid C18 landscape park. Serpentine river and lake, with two islands, on one of which stands a temple 1950; iron bridge to island 1950s; icehouse; walled kitchen garden; remains of Victorian gasometer.
Admired by Richard Warner in 1801. Site now reduced in size; grotto and orangery demolished C20.
C18 garden and woodland, now much altered, above the Limpley Stoke valley: landscaped approach through woods via two archways, one rustic and one classical; C19 balustraded terrace; two fountains; walled kitchen garden. Recent reworking.
C17 site, with historic orchard, featuring many old apple varieties. Little remains of formal garden except steps; walled kitchen garden; privy on bridge over stream.
Early C18 garden, overlaid with early and later C20 additions. Pools, stone-built cascade, well-preserved mount and terraces appear to date from building of house, and suggest an original layout of terraces, pleasure grounds, and miniature park or meadow.
Early C20 Italianate layout by former owner, Horace Annesley Vachel, attributed to Harold Peto, comprises reworked terraces, formal pool, water-garden, hedges; continuing modifications c1970.
1930s garden, informally planted and well timbered; extensive kitchen garden; panoramic views.
Small estate originally laid out mid C18, extended c1808, and again c1868. Now open grassland dotted with mature specimen trees; entrances flanked by mature avenues; large kitchen garden, with elaborate walls and gateways, still cultivated. Fine views.
Remains of park now maintained by Kingswood School.
Eccentric grass-terraced garden originally created c1870-1910. by William Sweetland, behind his organ factory and running down to the River Avon. The garden featured several stone ornaments: stone coffin; Ionic column from demolished St. Mary’s Chapel, Queen Square; urn scratch-carved with organ motifs.
Mature cedar and Wellingtonia by north wall.
C18 town garden site, restored after extensive archaeological investigations in the 1980’s.
