Landscape record 0654800000 - The Pickeridge
Summary
Site of nineteenth century gardens at The Pickeridge, now mostly lost.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (2)
- WOODLAND GARDEN (earlier than 1900, 19th Century to 21st Century - 1800 AD? to 2099 AD?)
- WALLED GARDEN (earlier than 1900, 19th Century to Modern - 1800 AD? to 1989 AD?)
Description
18th century manor house with mostly 19th century gardens. The 1900 second edition 6" OS map shows entrance lodge with driveway leading up through a wooded garden. The gardens aren't really differentiated from the surrounding farmland. Walled kitchen (?) garden next to house. Recent APs show that two of the fields to the north and north west of the house in use for mineral extraction. Farmland incorporates all of former gardens now, walled garden out of use and bisected by an access road (B1).
Sources (1)
- <1>SBC19002 Unpublished document: Buckinghamshire County Museum Archaeological Service. 1998. Historic Parks and Gardens Register Review.
Location
| Grid reference | SU 9876 8588 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | FULMER, South Bucks, Buckinghamshire |
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Record last edited
Aug 6 2013 3:42PM
