Record Details
| NHER Number: | 30484 |
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| Type of record: | Designed Landscape |
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| Name: | Raveningham Park |
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Summary
Raveningham Park surrounds the late 18th century Raveningham Hall (NHER 10534), and dates to the same period. It has early 20th century Arts and Crafts style gardens designed by Somers Clark. The park is set in an area which includes a medieval mound, bank and hollow way (NHER 29790), as well as covering the medieval moated site of NHER 10535.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TM 398 966 |
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| Map Sheet: | TM39NE |
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| Parish: | RAVENINGHAM, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
Historic Parkland Grade II (S1).
Park laid out between 1783 and 1797, altered before 1840 with loss of parkland to east but extension to north. Church forms visual element in park.
Broad lime avenue to south. Iron fence divides lawn from park. 19th century shrubberies. Terrace south of hall built by Somers Clark with Arts and Crafts style garden; gravel walk, yew alcove, thatched summer house, rose garden, sundial. Further additions after 1940.
Kitchen garden is 18th century with ornate glass house.
Information from (S1) and Norfolk County Council (NCC) Inventory of Parks.
E. Rose (NLA), 14 March 1994.
The reference to the avenue being of limes comes from the (S1) register but additional notes by NCC (in file) state this is of ancient oaks, one side of which may have been a pre-park boundary. Earthworks are noted including a hollow way and mound.
E. Rose (NLA), 12 January 1998.
August 1999. Watching Brief.
Excavation of a Millenium Lake in the northern part of the park produced no archaeological evidence.
See report (S2) for further details.
E. Rose (NLA), 6 September 1999.
March 2000. Earthwork Survey.
Survey at 1:2500 of linear features in park, mostly corresponding to boundaries or woods on a 1632 estate map at Raveningham Hall.
Report (S3) for plan and further details. Includes moated site of NHER 10535. This site was included in (S4) and the survey is also noted in (S5).
B. Cushion (NLA), April 2000. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 8 April 2015.
September 2002.
Earthworks in good grassland, grazed by cattle in the summer months. Some thistle patches.
H. Paterson (A&E), 2 December 2002.
2002.
Listing (S1) upgraded to II* status. Press cutting (S6) in file.
E. Rose (NLA), 17 December 2002.
Monument Types
- MOUND (Unknown date)
- BANK (EARTHWORK) (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- ENCLOSURE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- HOLLOW WAY (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- ROAD (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- BANK (EARTHWORK) (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- ENCLOSURE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- GARDEN HOUSE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- GLASSHOUSE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- PARK (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- ROAD (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- GARDEN (Early 20th Century to 21st Century - 1901 AD to 2100 AD)
Associated Finds - none
Protected Status
- Registered Park or Garden
- SHINE
Sources and further reading
| --- | Monograph: Williamson, T. 1998. Archaeology of the Landscape Park: Garden Design in Norfolk, England, c. 1680-1840. BAR (British Series). Vol 268. p 146. |
| --- | Aerial Photograph: Edwards, D.A. (NLA). 1995. TM3996/AL - AQ. |
| --- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
| <S1> | Designation: English Heritage. Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England.. |
| <S2> | Unpublished Contractor Report: Hickling, S. 1999. Report on an Archaeological Watching Brief at the Millenium Lake, Raveningham, Norfolk. Norfolk Archaeological Unit. 432. |
| <S3> | Unpublished Report: Cushion, B. 2000. Raveningham SMR 30484. Earthwork Survey Report. |
| <S4> | Monograph: Cushion, B. and Davison, A. 2003. Earthworks of Norfolk. East Anglian Archaeology. No 104. p 227. |
| <S5> | Article in Serial: Gurney, D. and Penn, K. (eds). 2001. Excavations and Surveys in Norfolk 2000. Norfolk Archaeology. XLIII Pt IV pp 707-728. p 723. |
| <S6> | Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. Green gem wins region's wildlife award. |
Related records
| 29790 | Parent of: Earthworks of medieval ridge and furrow (Monument) |
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