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C18 site: recent 0.8ha. formal garden and 3.6ha arboretum; C18 folly at the end wall of the stable block; ruined chapel. Walled garden and pond, walls unusually high. Recent planting includes an avenue of pink chestnuts leading to the River Boyd. At the end of the walled garden one yew stands where there were originally two, with a ha ha beyond. Â
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Remains of small country park, formerly Yate House: partly built over when house restored 1990; mature native and ornamental trees, some with railings; lodge and avenue. Of interest as the home of Dearman Birchall who kept a diary of daily life, published 1984 as Verey D. The Diary of a Victorian Squire.
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Early C19 garden: enclosed by battlemented wall with corner turrets; garden building in form of a chapel; stone figure of Time; rockwork tunnel recently demolished.
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Modern deer park on remains of C18 parkland on C13 deer park, partly built over: extensive terraces; icehouses; remains of fish ponds, later boating lake; blocks of woodland; well-timbered parkland retains its character despite agricultural use since demolition of house in 1981.
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Remains of C15 fortified manor house site which included separate property now known as the Bee Garden with bee-boles in stone garden walls.
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Combe garden on earlier monastic site: early terraces; sunken lawn; flagged courtyard; stone seat and trough; iron pump; statue of young orphan woman; early garden wall with finials; mature trees and Amelanchier walk.
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Garden on earlier site: male and female Gingkos planted by plant collector Francis Tuckett who brought vermiculated stone from New Zealand for planting with alpines; specimen holm oak, horned acacia; many roses, crab apples, other unusual specimens; sundial; remains of vinery; coachman’s house; stable block.
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Garden on C17 site with elaborate huge topiary in yew, English and European box: front garden depicts wedding party clipped in Victorian period from C17 planting; rear garden has Celtic cross in yew; modern stone dovecote in traditional style; staddle stones; C17 stone finials to garden walls.
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Garden on earlier site: kitchen garden; many specimen trees including 200-year-old mulberry and old and rare varieties of fruit tree.
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C19 garden on late C17 site: walled kitchen garden, restored C21; woodland drive with cedars, monkey-puzzles and Wellingtonias grown from seed brought back on SS Great Britain; informal planting with many specimen trees; modern shrub and rose gardens.