Landscape record 1156702000 - WADDESDON MANOR GARDENS & PARKLAND (G136)
Summary
Late nineteenth century formal garden and parkland.
Protected Status/Designation
- Conservation Area: Waddesdon Conservation Area
- Planning Notification Area: Late nineteenth century formal gardens and parkland at Waddesdon Manor
- Registered Park or Garden (I) GD1414: Waddesdon Manor
Map
Type and Period (2)
- FORMAL GARDEN (19th Century - 1800 AD to 1899 AD)
- LANDSCAPE PARK (19th Century - 1800 AD to 1899 AD)
Description
GRADE II+. LATE C19 FORMAL GARDENS WITH SURROUNDING INFORMAL & EXOTIC WOODLAND. PRINCIPAL SHAPING OF HILLTOP & MAIN PLANTATIONS BY ELIE LAINE; GROUNDS & GARDENS LAID OUT BY THE BAILIFF, MR SIMS & GARDENERS MR BRADSHAW & MR JACQUES. 2 MAIN FORMAL FEATURES, NW APPROACH & SE FOUNTAIN GARDEN (FURTHER DETAIL & MAP)(B2).
Detailed historical background and restoration proposals for parkland (B4).
Watching brief and trial trenching carried out during restoration of aviary garden [see 11567:02:002](B5).
Evaluation, geophysical survey and excavation carried out in advance of proposed restoration of 'Frog Fountain' in Lower South Fountain Terrace [see 1156702037](B6-7).
Pulhamite work installed in ?1874 and 1892. Mentioned in Vol 55 of 'Gardener's Magazine' (10th February 1912) and in Vol 12 No 2 of 'Garden History' of 1984 (B11).
Nineteenth-century grotto-fountain in aviary; also Pulhamite caves in drive (B13).
Short article on carpet bedding at Waddesdon (B14).
Conservation Area designated on 18th July 1990 and reviewed July 2014. See appraisal (B15).
Pulhamite rockwork installed between 1881-1892 for Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild (B19).
Sources (11)
- ---SBC20728 Aerial Photograph: Michael Farley. 2001. 2001 oblique AP by Mike Farley. SP74581426. Yes.
- <2>SBC4631 Bibliographic reference: English Heritage. 1994. REGISTER OF PARKS & GARDENS OF SPECIAL HISTORIC INTEREST IN ENGLAND: PART 4: BUCKINGHAMSHIRE. 4.
- <4>SBC20263 Unpublished document: Colson Stone Partnership. 1992. Waddesdon Parkland Restoration Plan.
- <5>SBC22410 Unpublished document: National Trust. 2003. Report Describing the Results of Archaeological Excavations Undertaken at the Aviary Garden, Waddesdon Manor.
- <6>SBC22453 Unpublished document: Northamptonshire Archaeology. 2004. Archaeological evaluation for the site of 'The Frog Fountain' at Waddesdon Manor.
- <7>SBC22598 Unpublished document: Northamptonshire Archaeology. 2006. Archaeological Investigation at Waddesdon Manor, June 2005.
- <11>SBC23092 Bibliographic reference: English Heritage. 2008. Durability Guaranteed: Pulhamite Rockwork - its Conservation and Repair. p28.
- <13>SBC20535 Bibliographic reference: Hazelle Jackson. 2001. Shell Houses and Grottoes. p37.
- <14>SBC23473 Article in serial: Abi Brydon. 2009. Feature article on Waddesdon Gardens in The Bucks Herald, 1st July 2009.
- <15>SBC23758 Bibliographic reference: Aylesbury Vale District Council. 2014. Waddesdon Conservation Area Review.
- <19>SBC25073 Bibliographic reference: Claude Hitching. 2012. Rock Landscapes: The Pulham Legacy. pp110-117, 126, 303.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SP 7402 1577 (3437m by 3200m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | UPPER WINCHENDON, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
| Civil Parish | WADDESDON, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
| Civil Parish | WESTCOTT, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (38)
- Parent of: 4 BRONZE BIRDS IN FRONT OF (Building) (1156702026)
- Parent of: 4 STATUES ALONG CRESCENT PATH NR SW. END OF WADDESDON MANOR (Building) (1156702023)
- Parent of: AROUND FOUNTAIN OF TRITON (Building) (1156702005)
- Parent of: BALUSTERS & URNS, WADDESDON (Building) (1156702021)
- Parent of: BUST OF MUSIC C.50M TO W. OF THE AVIARY (Building) (1156702032)
- Parent of: C.200M NW OF WADDESDON MAN. (Building) (1156702006)
- Parent of: C.25M NW OF WADDESDON MANOR (Building) (1156702009)
- Parent of: CENTRE OF STABLE COURTYARD (Building) (1156702001)
- Parent of: FOUNTAIN OF PLUTO AND PROSTERPINE, 40M SE OF WADDESDON MANOR (Building) (1156702016)
- Parent of: Lower South Fountain Terrace, Waddesdon Manor (Monument) (1156702037)
- Parent of: PAIR OF LAMPS AT S. END OF (Building) (1156702010)
- Parent of: PAIR OF MARBLE LIONS IN FRONT OF THE AVIARY (Building) (1156702028)
- Parent of: PAIR OF STATUES OF YOUNG LOVERS, E. END OF UPPER S. TERRACE, WADDESDON (Building) (1156702012)
- Parent of: PERGOLA, WADDESDON MANOR (Building) (1156702003)
- Parent of: SET OF 4 STATUES AT CORNERS OF FOUNTAIN TERRACE, WADDESDON MANOR (Building) (1156702017)
- Parent of: STATUE OF ADONIS AND DOG, 100M TO W. THE AVIARY (Building) (1156702033)
- Parent of: STATUE OF APOLLO 25M E. OF WAADESDON MANOR (Building) (1156702019)
- Parent of: STATUE OF APOLLO AT S.E. CORNER OF UPPER TERRACE, WADDESDON MANOR (Building) (1156702018)
- Parent of: STATUE OF APOLLO TRIUMPHANT OVER PYTHON, 40M N. OF WADDESDON MANOR (Building) (1156702008)
- Parent of: STATUE OF BACCHUS C.30M. TO W. OF THE AVIARY (Building) (1156702031)
- Parent of: STATUE OF BACCHUS PLAYING (Building) (1156702027)
- Parent of: STATUE OF CERES C.60M TO E. OF WADDESDON MANOR (Building) (1156702020)
- Parent of: STATUE OF FLORA 40M TO S.W. OF WADDESDON MANOR (Building) (1156702024)
- Parent of: STATUE OF HERCULES & LION (Building) (1156702007)
- Parent of: STATUE OF HERCULES 130M TO W. OF THE ICE HOUSE (Building) (1156702034)
- Parent of: STATUE OF PLUTO AND PROSERPINE, 80M W. OF WADDESDON MANOR (Building) (1156702025)
- Parent of: STATUE OF SHEPHERD BOY WITH HIS DOG, 150M W. OF THE AVIARY (Building) (1156702036)
- Parent of: STATUE OF VENUS ARMING CUPID, E. END OF UPPER TERRACE, WADDESDON MANOR (Building) (1156702011)
- Parent of: TERRACE WALLS,WADDESDON MAN (Building) (1156702015)
- Parent of: THE AVIARY, WADDESDON MANOR (Building) (1156702002)
- Parent of: THE FOUR PARTS OF THE WORLD, 4 STATUES 230M TO E. OF WADDESDON MANOR (Building) (1156702022)
- Parent of: TRITON & NEREIDS FOUNTAIN (Building) (1156702004)
- Parent of: URN C.150M TO W OF ICEHOUSE (Building) (1156702035)
- Parent of: URN C.70M TO S OF AVIARY (Building) (1156702029)
- Parent of: URN C.70M TO S OF AVIARY (Building) (1156702030)
- Parent of: WELLHEAD AT N.E. END OF MAIN S. FRONT, WADDESDON MANOR (Building) (1156702013)
- Parent of: WELLHEAD AT S.E. END OF MAIN S. FRONT OF WADDESDON MANOR (Building) (1156702014)
- Part of: WADDESDON MANOR (Building) (1156700000)
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Record last edited
Dec 15 2023 9:15AM
