Monument record MDO7394 - Lulworth Park, East Lulworth

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Summary

Formal gardens situated within a landscape park at Lulworth Park. The park was emparked in 1601 and contained deer, most now returned to agriculture. The gardens were set out during the mid 17th century,and most features the walled garden and areas of woodland have disappeared. Parts of the surviving gardens were modified during the 19th century.

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Archaeological remains of extensive and complex C17 formal gardens, c.20ha, in estate at most extensive c.280ha, `landscaped' in later C18. Estate now in divided use and ownership. Walled kitchen garden C17 or early C18, 300m to south west. An elaborate garden layout was established mid-C17 and division of the woodland by geometrical paths is still apparent from aerial photographs. <6> <8>

Sources/Archives (9)

  • <1> Monograph: Oswald, A. 1959. Country Houses of Dorset. 127-130.
  • <2> Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey map 1:10,560. 1:10 560. 1963.
  • <3> Monograph: Newman, J, and Pevsner, N. 1972. The Buildings of England: Dorset. 194-196.
  • <4> Monograph: Harris, J. 1979. The Artist and the Country House: a history of country house and garden view painting in Britain 1540-1870. house and garden view painting in Britain. 131, 327.
  • <5> Monograph: Girouard, M. 1983. Robert Smythson and the English Country House. 225-226.
  • <6> Monograph: English Heritage. 1984-1987. Register of parks and gardens of special historic interest in England: Dorset. Part 12.
  • <7> Article in serial: Manco, J , Greenhalf, D and Girouard, M. 1990 . Lulworth Castle in the seventeenth century . . Vol 33.
  • <8> Monograph: English Heritage. 2005. Register of parks and gardens of special historic interest in England: Dorset (Revised). 12.
  • <9> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 619247.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 850 821 (2527m by 3710m)
Map sheet SY88SE
Civil Parish Coombe Keynes; Dorset
Civil Parish East Lulworth; Dorset
Civil Parish West Lulworth; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 6 007 029
  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 6 010 056
  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 6 025 076
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 88 SE 57
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 619247
  • Previous Historic Environment Record identifier: MDO7671
  • Previous Historic Environment Record identifier: MDO7672
  • Previous Historic Environment Record identifier: MDO8283

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Oct 24 2023 4:43PM

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