Record Details
| NHER Number: | 52595 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | High House Formal Gardens |
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Summary
Formal gardens apparent on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map now visible as cropmarks.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TF 79093 18090 |
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| Map Sheet: | TF71NE |
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| Parish: | WESTACRE, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
Formal gardens are visible on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map to the west of the house. The early gardens were largely obliterated by 1815, but there are earthwork remains of a feature to the north of the house. There was tree and shrub planting to the West and East of the hall in the 19th century. The kitchen garden is of late 18th century origin, it was extended and altered between 1824-1900.
See (S1) and (S2).
H. White (NLA), 18 December 2008.
Monument Types
- FORMAL GARDEN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Associated Finds - none
Protected Status
Sources and further reading
| <S1> | Unpublished Document: Norfolk County Council. [unknown]. Inventory of Historic Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Norfolk.. |
| <S2> | Map: Ordnance Survey. 1883. First edition six inch map. |
Related records
| 31636 | Related to: High House Park (Monument) |
| 3887 | Related to: High House, West Acre (Westacre Hall) (Building) |
| 3888 | Related to: Post-medieval icehouse (Monument) |