Landscape record 0454907000 - Wormsley Park
Summary
Eighteenth century park and gardens at Wormsley Park shown on nineteenth century maps, with late twentieth century additions.
Protected Status/Designation
- Planning Notification Area: 18th and 19th century landscaped park and gardens at Wormsley Park, with modern additions
- Planning Notification Area: Mid-18th century walled kitchen gardens of Wormsley Park
- SHINE: Late 18th century landscaped park at Wormsley Park, with 19th century and modern alterations, Warren Hill medieval farm enclosure earthworks, and ancient seminatural woodland of Lydall's Wood and Dean Wood
Map
Type and Period (7)
- LANDSCAPE PARK (18th Century to 19th Century - 1775 AD? to 1840 AD)
- LANDSCAPE PARK (19th Century - 1800 AD to 1899 AD)
- ORNAMENTAL LAKE (Built 1986-1990, 20th Century - 1900 AD to 1999 AD)
- TUNNEL (Built 1986-1990, 20th Century - 1900 AD to 1999 AD)
- MAZE (Built 1986-1990, 20th Century - 1900 AD to 1999 AD)
- FOLLY (Built 1986-1990, 20th Century - 1900 AD to 1999 AD)
- TREE HOUSE (Built before 2005, 21st Century - 2000 AD? to 2099 AD?)
Description
Richard Woods designed the garden scheme around 1775, it was only partly finished and was destroyed by 1840. There is parkland with evidence for formal planting on the 1880 first edition 6 inch OS map. Much recent landscaping (Elizabeth Banks Associates, I & J Bannerman, Johnson and Cave Associates) including garden buildings, eye catchers, labyrinth walk, rockwell tunnel and lake (B5).
Short article on tree-house (B6).
Additional park and garden features identified in desk-based assessment report (B7).
Remains on 19th century boundaries, possible garden features, and a shallow foundation cut containing fragmentary remains of a brick wall, identified during watching brief (B8).
Sources (4)
- <5>SBC19002 Unpublished document: Buckinghamshire County Museum Archaeological Service. 1998. Historic Parks and Gardens Register Review.
- <6>SBC23293 Bibliographic reference: Alejandro Bahamon (ed). 2007. Tree Houses: Living a Dream. pp136-143.
- <7>SBC23819 Unpublished document: John Moore Heritage Services. 2010. Archaeological Desk-Based Assessment on Wormsley Park, Stokenchurch.
- <8>SBC23945 Unpublished document: John Moore Heritage Services. 2011. Archaeological Watching Brief at Wormsley Park, Stokenchurch.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SU 7405 9491 (584m by 1123m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | STOKENCHURCH, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (2)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Event - Intervention: Watching brief (Ref: SCWP 10) (EBC17417)
Record last edited
Nov 29 2023 10:05PM
