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Communal garden for terrace built c1825, to designs by John Pinch. Mill Stream widened as it runs through garden to create ornamental feature; bordered by grassed area and mature trees; enclosed with wrought iron railings. Viewed from adjoining footpaths.
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Early C19 picturesque garden on hanging site overlooking valley and Smallcombe Wood. Laid out by the painter Benjamin Barker, ‘the English Poussin’: terrace near house, fountain and pool, raised stone flowerbed; below terrace an elaborate chain of pools and cascades crossed by single-arched bridge, spectacular cedars. Fine specimen trees and shrubs; large kitchen garden.
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Town garden, containing newly recreated herb garden. House rented 1766-82 by the scientist and astronomer William Herschel, thought to have had considerable interest in botany.
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Remains of a C17 garden which was walled with formal paths and parterres. Original structure survives.
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Mid C19 garden designed by owner, Jerome Murch, the ‘prince of landscape gardeners’, and featuring rose terraces centred on fountain; small arboretum and a small park grazed by Highland cattle. Rose terraces now grassed over, and most of park built over. Good number of native and exotic trees and shrubs survive, small stone fountain.
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Villa garden early-mid C19, with a number of mature specimen trees on lawn; fine contemporary greenhouse with intact heating system.
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Communal garden for Somerset Place, laid out 1791- 1820. Irregular oval garden, now informally planted with trees and shrubs. Access restricted to residents.
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Garden of grandiose mansion, laid out 1836-58. Fine mixed specimen trees and shrubs survive together with temple and pool, grotto, second pool and walled kitchen garden, recently made into car park. Balustrade and steps; ashlar Doric temple with tiled floor (LB II); tufa-built grotto (LB II).
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Communal garden for square laid out c1794 by John Palmer. Now informally planted with trees and shrubs. Access restricted to residents.
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Small town garden sloping down to the River Avon, and featuring an orangery, terraces, and a large walled garden with decorative stonework, including shell arched niche. 1712, for Henry Walters. Part of site used as a community garden.