Landscape record 0050003000 - CHEQUERS (G122)
Summary
Seventeenth century park and nineteenth to twentieth century formal gardens at Chequers.
Protected Status/Designation
- Planning Notification Area: 17th century park with 19th and 20th century formal gardens at Chequers
- Registered Park or Garden (II) GD1585: Chequers
Map
Type and Period (5)
- FORMAL GARDEN (19th Century to Modern - 1800 AD to 1999 AD)
- PARK (17th Century to Modern - 1600 AD to 1999 AD)
- ROSE GARDEN (20th Century - 1900 AD to 1999 AD)
- SUNKEN GARDEN (20th Century - 1900 AD to 1999 AD)
- KITCHEN GARDEN (19th Century - 1800 AD to 1899 AD)
Description
GRADE II. LANDSCAPE PARK & GARDEN WITH LATE C19/EARLY C20 FORMAL GARDENS. ESTATE MAP 1629 INDICATES PLANTATIONS TO W & NW, WHICH REMAIN AS WOODLAND (1986). LATE C19 TERRACE & GARDEN SCHEME DESIGNED BY REGINALD BLOMFIELD WITH FURTHER PLANTING ADVICE C.1910 BY HAVRAY TIPPING. MAIN TERRACE ETC. [FURTHER DETAIL](B10).
Sources (2)
- <10>SBC4637 Bibliographic reference: English Heritage. 1994. Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England: Buckinghamshire. Part 4.
- <11>SBC22466 Bibliographic reference: Norma Major. 2001. Chequers: The Prime Minister's Country House and its History. pp156-9.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SP 8362 0569 (2045m by 1648m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | ELLESBOROUGH, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire |
| Civil Parish | GREAT AND LITTLE KIMBLE, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire |
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Related Monuments/Buildings (2)
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Record last edited
Jun 6 2022 2:43PM
