Landscape record 0202203000 - CLAYDON (G127)

Summary

Eighteenth and nineteenth century parkland of Claydon House.

Protected Status/Designation

  • Conservation Area: Middle Claydon Conservation Area (DBC8054)
  • Planning Notification Area: 18th and 19th century landscaped park at Claydon House (DBC9459)
  • Registered Park or Garden (II) GD1587: Claydon (DBC1075)

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  • LANDSCAPE PARK (18th Century to 19th Century - 1700 AD to 1899 AD)

Description

GRADE II.MID & LATE C18 LANDSCAPE PARK & WOODLAND WITH PARKLAND ROUND CLAYDON HOUSE. FURTHER GARDEN DEVELOPMENT LATE C19. WALLED KITCHEN GARDEN C19 150M SE,WITH CENTRAL CIRCULAR BASIN.THIN BELTS OF TREES ALONG MOST BOUNDARIES.IN 1763 JAMES SANDERSON OF READING BEGAN TO LANDSCAPE PARK & BUILD LAKE [FURTHER DETAIL & MAP](B8) THE EAST WALL OF THE GARDEN HAS AN ARCHED DOUBLE OPENING WITH AN IRON GATE AND AN ARCHED SINGLE OPENING. BETWEEN THEM IS A MOON HOLE ABOUT 2 1/2M IN DIAMETER (B10)
QUEEN VICTORIA'S PLAQUE: (75CM BY 60CM).1897, CELEBRATES QUEEN'S 60 YEAR JUBILEE. LOCATED IN THE NORTH WALL ON EAST SIDE OF THE GARDEN. TERRA COTTA. ROUNDEL CONTAINING PROFILE HEAD OF QUEEN VICTORIA. SET IN DECORATIVE BRICK WITH FLORAL EMBLEMS OF ENGLAND, SCOTLAND & IRELAND.(B10)
WELL: ARCHED OPENING IN A BANK ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE LAWN. BRICK LINED. INTERIOR IS CIRCULAR WITH IRON GRILL OVER THE OPENING (B10).
IRON GARDEN GATE: 2 DECORATIVE IRON GATES 2M HIGH BY 1M WIDE. REPOUSSE WORK BELIEVED TO BE BY THE SAME SMITH AS THE GREAT STAIRS (B10).

Sources (10)

  • <1>SBC7486 Bibliographic reference: LIPSCOMB 1 P197.
  • <2>SBC13062 Bibliographic reference: RCHM BUCKS 2 PP198-199.
  • <3>SBC16135 Bibliographic reference: VCH BUCKS 4 PP32-33.
  • <4>SBC11794 Bibliographic reference: PEVSNER N 1960 BUCKINGHAMSHIRE PP206-209 & PLATES 52-55.
  • <5>SBC9892 Bibliographic reference: NATIONAL TRUST 1981 CLAYDON HOUSE (COPY FILED).
  • <6>SBC3775 Bibliographic reference: DoE. 1984. LIST OF BUILDINGS OF SPECIAL ARCHITECTURAL OR HISTORIC INTEREST.
  • <7>SBC10473 Map: OS 1977 1:2500 MAP.
  • <8>SBC4637 Bibliographic reference: English Heritage. 1994. Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England: Buckinghamshire. Part 4.
  • <9>SBC15187 Unpublished document: I Tyers. 1995. TREE RING ANALYSIS OF CLAYDON HOUSE, MIDDLE CLAYDON.
  • <10>SBC19071 Unpublished document: National Trust. 1992. Archaeological Survey: Claydon House.

Location

Grid reference Centred SP 71894 24245 (2115m by 3568m) (Centred on)
Civil Parish MIDDLE CLAYDON, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Event - Interpretation: NATIONAL TRUST ARCHAEOLOGICAL SURVEY (EBC16107)

Record last edited

Oct 15 2019 11:19AM

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