Record Details
| NHER Number: | 30435 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Catton Hall Park |
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Summary
A late 18th century house set in the remains of a Victorian garden, surrounded by a park landscaped by Humphry Repton in 1788, being his first paid commission.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TG 229 118 |
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| Map Sheet: | TG21SW |
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| Parish: | OLD CATTON, BROADLAND, NORFOLK |
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Full description
Historic Parkland Grade II*.
Laid out by Humphrey Repton 1788 to 1791 and believed to be his first landscape commission. Two watercolours in NCM. Increased in size 1855 to 1860. Former 19th century pleasure ground to north of hall mostly gone. Areas of former parkland to west around Fiddle Plantation and Night Plantation now built over. Note that in addition some areas to north and east included within the historic park map by English Heritage have been built over; these have been omitted from the NHER map.
See (S1).
E. Rose (NLA), 25 February 1994.
2002.
The areas built over, mentioned above, have been deleted from the protected area on the revision of (S1).
E. Rose (NLA), 17 December 2002.
January 2004.
A proposal to restore the park has been put forward.
See (S2) for further details,
H. White, (NLA), 4 Febraury 2010
See NHER 40841 for World War Two defensive earthworks in park and NHER 40842 for a crash site.
E. Rose (NLA), 19 October 2004.
Monument Types
- LANDSCAPE PARK (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- WALLED GARDEN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Associated Finds - none
Protected Status
- Registered Park or Garden
Sources and further reading
| --- | Aerial Photograph: Edwards, D.A. (NLA). 1995. TG 2311C - E; TG 2312A - C. |
| --- | Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1994. 'Time running out to restore historic park'. 21 May. |
| --- | Unpublished Document: Ishmael, G.. 1983. Letter. Catton Park, Norwich - Ideas Competition.. 18 February. |
| --- | Documentary Source: Manning, I. M. A History of Old Catton. pp 8-9, 11. |
| --- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
| <S1> | Designation: English Heritage. Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England.. |
| <S2> | Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 2004-2005. [Articles on the proposed restoration project of Catton Hall Park]. |
Related records
| 53507 | Parent of: Cropmark of post medieval garden feature (Monument) |
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