Record Details
| NHER Number: | 30528 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Westwick Park |
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Summary
A large historic parkland, probably originally laid out in the 1760s when Westwick Obelisk (NHER 7582) was built. A crescent-shaped lake was constructed in the 1770s with complicated hydraulic machinery and an aqueduct, though only a tiny segment, Lodge Pond, remains today. The area of the park contracted between 1794 and 1838 but the tree plantations were extended, including the addition of avenues of maritime pine. Westwick Arch (NHER 7581), now demolished, was once the main entrance to the park.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TG 284 262 |
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| Map Sheet: | TG22NE |
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| Parish: | WESTWICK, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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| WORSTEAD, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
Historic Parkland on Norfolk County Council (NCC) Inventory of Parks (S1), but not included in Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission Register of Historic Parks and Gardens (S2).
No maps provided with (S1) so boundary is open to correction. Park probably laid out in 1760s when obelisk (NHER 7582) built.
Lake constructed in 1770s with complicated hydraulic machinery and aqueduct. Faden's map 1797 (S3) shows that this refers to a crescent- shaped lake north of the church and south of the hall, of which only a tiny segment, Lodge Pond, remains.
The large lakes outside the park to the north are not present on (S3) (E. Rose (NLA)). Area of park contracted from 1794 to 1838 but plantations extended.
Avenues planted including pinasters (Maritime Pines). Inventory states some of woodland separated by a road from the park (but the present road is a later diversion; the Arch NHER 7581, now mostly demolished, was once the main park entrance).
E. Rose (NLA), 23 March 1994.
According to Andrew Anderson Architects, a lake 'east of the church' was accidentally holed and drained away during cleaning in World War One This may refer to a remnant of the crescent pond.
E. Rose (NLA), 11 November 1994.
(S4) states the above mentioned hydraulic machinery included a windpump.
E. Rose (NLA), 15 September 2000.
Monument Types
- AQUEDUCT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- HYDRAULIC RAM (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- PARK (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- WIND PUMP (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Associated Finds - none
Protected Status
Sources and further reading
| --- | Aerial Photograph: Edwards, D.A. (NLA). 1994. TG2826/B - N. |
| --- | Aerial Photograph: Edwards, D.A. (NLA). 1995. TG 2826P - AB. |
| --- | Aerial Photograph: Edwards, D.A. (NLA). 1997. TG 2826AC - AZ. |
| --- | Aerial Photograph: Edwards, D.A. (NLA). 1999. TG 2826ABA - ABC. |
| <S1> | Unpublished Document: Norfolk County Council. [unknown]. Inventory of Historic Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Norfolk.. |
| <S2> | Designation: English Heritage. Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England.. |
| <S3> | Publication: Faden, W. and Barringer, J. C. 1989. Faden's Map of Norfolk in 1797. |
| <S4> | Monograph: Williamson, T.. 1998. Archaeology of the Landscape Park: Garden Design in Norfolk, England, c. 1680-1840.. BAR (British Series). Vol 268. |
Related records
| 7585 | Parent of: St Botolph's Church (Building) |
| 7580 | Related to: Westwick House (Building) |
| 7581 | Related to: Westwick Lodges and site of Westwick Arch (Building) |
| 7582 | Related to: Westwick Obelisk (Building) |
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