Landscape record 0185511000 - LANDSCAPED PARK AT MISSENDEN ABBEY (GD1595)
Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- Planning Notification Area: Late 18th and early 19th century landscaped park of Missenden Abbey
- Registered Park or Garden (II) GD1595: Missenden Abbey
Map
Type and Period (1)
- LANDSCAPE PARK (18th Century to 19th Century - 1700 AD to 1899 AD)
Description
GRADE II. LATE C18/EARLY C19 LANDSCAPE GARDEN & WOODLAND. MISBOURNE STREAM FLOWS N-S, 75M E OF ABBEY, FORMING A SEASONAL LAKE. MEDIEVAL GARDENS UNDOCUMENTED. LANDSCAPING UNDERTAKEN LATE C18 & DOCUMENTED BY 1805. DEVELOPMENT OF LANDSCAPE & GARDEN FOR JOHN AYTON, C.1806-14. E-W HA-HA, C.1800, SUMMERHOUSE ETC. [FURTHER DETAIL] (B5).
Linear parchmarks in grass croquet lawn south of the house and geophysical anomalies identified during continuing education course held in September 2006. Anomalies plotted in subsequent resistivity survey, carried out with students in October 2006, and identified as probable garden features and possible culvert, on broadly similar alignment to the ha-ha (B10). Drainage trenches and brick footings south of the ha-ha had been recorded in August 1969 and are almost certainly the same features. See annotated plan (B11).
Photographic survey of features within the grounds and some remedial work on the bridge and other landscape features should be considered (B13).
Sources (10)
- ---SBC17410 Aerial Photograph: 06/03/92. BCM A16/1/11-12. SP\897012. Yes.
- ---SBC17412 Aerial Photograph: 06/03/92. BCM A16/1/15-17. SP\898008. Yes.
- <1>SBC2466 Bibliographic reference: CAS CARD 1855.
- <2>SBC14070 Bibliographic reference: SCRIMGEOUR G E JUNE 1987.
- <3>SBC19433 Bibliographic reference: DoE. 1984. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest.
- <4>SBC14785 Article in serial: 1992. SOUTH MIDLANDS ARCHAEOLOGY 22 P21. Vol 22.
- <5>SBC4633 Bibliographic reference: ENGLISH HERITAGE 1994 REGISTER OF PARKS & GARDENS OF SPECIAL HISTORIC INTEREST IN ENGLAND: PART 4 .
- <10>SBC22753 Unpublished document: Chiltern Archaeology. 2006. Missenden Abbey grounds (south): Resistivity survey.
- <11>SBC22754 Graphic material: Buckinghamshire County Museam. 1969. Measured plan of features in lawn S of Missenden Abbey.
- <13>SBC20011 Unpublished document: Archaeological Services & Consultancy Ltd. 2001. Chilterns Chalk Streams Project: Chess & Misbourne Valleys - Archaeological Assessment.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SP 90326 00662 (1389m by 1193m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | GREAT MISSENDEN, Chiltern, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (8)
- Parent of: FRONTING ROAD W OF ABBEY (Building) (0185511006)
- Parent of: GROUNDS OF MISSENDEN ABBEY (Building) (0185511003)
- Parent of: NE OF MISSENDEN ABBEY (Building) (0185511002)
- Parent of: NE OF MISSENDEN ABBEY (Building) (0185511004)
- Parent of: NORTH OF MISSENDEN ABBEY (Building) (0185511005)
- Parent of: S OF MISSENDEN ABBEY (Building) (0185511001)
- Parent of: WARREN BRIDGE, GROUNDS OF MISSENDEN ABBEY (Building) (0185511007)
- Part of: MISSENDEN ABBEY (Monument) (0185500000)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Event - Survey: Geophysical survey (EBC16748)
Record last edited
Jan 22 2024 12:33PM
