Landscape record 0122305000 - WYCOMBE ABBEY (G139)
Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- Planning Notification Area: 18th century landscaped park at Wycombe Abbey
- Registered Park or Garden (II) GD1599: Wycombe Abbey
Map
Type and Period (1)
- LANDSCAPE PARK (18th Century - 1700 AD to 1799 AD)
Description
Grade II. C18 landscape garden. Wood & parkland to S & E, with more open ground round the school. Landscape activity uncertain before Capability Brown called in, in 1762. He was responsible for extensive plantations & probably created the 2 pools (The Dyke), E of the house & S of the Wye. Humphry Repton also involved (B8).
Detailed historical landscape assessment of Wycombe Abbey, including brief history of Loakes Manor, Wycombe Abbey, the school and the use of the site in World War II (B10).
Humphry Repton possibly consulted before 1803 by Robert Smith, 1st Baron Carrington, who also employed James Wyatt to remodel and extend the manor house in about 1803-4. Repton's proposals are unknown but may have included work at a cottage in the pleasuregrounds and presumably opening up the existing mature planting (B13).
Sources (4)
- <8>SBC4633 Bibliographic reference: ENGLISH HERITAGE 1994 REGISTER OF PARKS & GARDENS OF SPECIAL HISTORIC INTEREST IN ENGLAND: PART 4 .
- <10>SBC19712 Unpublished document: Land Use Consultants. 2002. Wycombe Abbey School: Historical landscape assessment.
- <12>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. p277.
- <13>SBC25044 Bibliographic reference: Buckinghamshire Gardens Trust. 2018. Humphry Repton in Buckinghamshire and Beyond. pp156-158.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SU 8684 9230 (1575m by 857m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | HIGH WYCOMBE, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (2)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Event - Survey: Field visit (EBC17158)
Record last edited
Mar 13 2024 9:34AM
