Landscape record 0175203000 - HARLEYFORD (GD1528)

Summary

Eighteenth century landscape park and pleasure ground, possibly by Lancelot 'Capability' Brown

Protected Status/Designation

  • Conservation Area: Harleyford and Wittington Conservation Area
  • Planning Notification Area: 18th century landscaped park and gardens at Harleyford Manor
  • Registered Park or Garden (II) GD1528: Harleyford Manor

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Type and Period (3)

  • LANDSCAPE PARK (18th Century to Modern - 1700 AD to 1999 AD)
  • PLEASANCE (18th Century - 1700 AD to 1799 AD)
  • GARDEN (18th Century to Modern - 1700 AD to 1999 AD)

Description

GRADE II. REMAINS OF MID-LATE C18 LANDSCAPE PARK AND PLEASURE GROUND. WOODLAND ALONG N BOUNDARY & THE GROVE IN SW CORNER. CAPABILITY BROWN REPUTEDLY CALLED IN BY SIR WM CLAYTON. EARLY C20 DEVELOPMENT OF WALLED KITCHEN GARDEN AS ORNAMENTAL FLOWER GARDEN BY LADY WILLIAM CLAYTON NOW GONE. TRACE OF LATE C19/EARLY C20 WALKS ETC [FURTHER DETAIL](B9).
Conservation Area designated in 1992 (B13).
Discussion of possibility that Brown involved (B14).

Sources (3)

  • <9>SBC4634 Bibliographic reference: English Heritage. 1994. REGISTER OF PARKS & GARDENS OF SPECIAL HISTORIC INTEREST IN ENGLAND: BUCKINGHAMSHIRE. Part 4.
  • <13>SBC23253 Map: Wycombe District Council. 1992?. Harleyford and Wittington Conservation Area. 1:10,000.
  • <14>SBC24371 Article in serial: John Phibbs. 2013. 'A List of Landscapes That Have Been Attributed to Lancelot 'Capability' Brown', in Garden History Vol 41 part 2 pp244-277. Vol 41, part 2. p259.

Location

Grid reference Centred SU 8280 8486 (1342m by 1060m)
Civil Parish GREAT MARLOW, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

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Record last edited

Sep 18 2023 4:38PM

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