Landscape record 0016902000 - Penn House
Summary
Seventeenth century formal gardens and ornamental pond at Penn House
Protected Status/Designation
- Planning Notification Area: 17th century formal gardens and park at Penn House
- SHINE: Penn House and associated 17th century formal gardens, and ancient semi natural woodlands of Branches Wood and Pennhouse Grove
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Type and Period (3)
- FORMAL GARDEN (Late 17th century, 17th Century - 1650 AD? to 1699 AD?)
- ORNAMENTAL POND (Late 17th century, 17th Century - 1650 AD? to 1699 AD?)
- LANDSCAPE PARK (17th Century - 1600 AD to 1699 AD)
Description
The house is 17th to 18th century. To the rear of the house is a rectangular ornamental pond. The garden appears to be formal with walkways through them. There are also avenues of trees (B5).
Penn House is a country house of the Curzon and Howe families with a park, gardens and pleasure grounds in which a small garden surrounding the house in the 1760s was extended successively in the late C18/early C19, and late C19, with minor additions in the early-mid-C20. The grounds survive intact with much mature ornamental planting and are a good example of a Chiltern estate. See report for detail (B6).
Sources (3)
- ---SBC10010 Map: O.S. 6 INCH (1:10560) MAP 1ST EDITION (1876/83).
- <5>SBC19002 Unpublished document: Buckinghamshire County Museum Archaeological Service. 1998. Historic Parks and Gardens Register Review.
- <6>SBC25450 Unpublished document: Buckinghamshire Gardens Trust. 2021. Penn House: Understanding Historic Parks and Gardens in Buckinghamshire.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SU 9259 9470 (1047m by 1567m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | PENN, Chiltern, Buckinghamshire |
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Record last edited
Mar 11 2022 2:41PM
