Monument record 1826/1/23 - Post Medieval Formal Garden

{1} AP No.22. Traces of a previous formal garden layout are visible as soilmarks and parchmarks on historic air photos on the lawn in the East Parterre. These marks suggest a series of paths or beds around the statuary that still stand on the lawn. This appears to accord with the Register’s description that “In 1946 a parterre was laid east of the House by William Andrews Nesfield. This was abandoned in c. 1945 and returned to lawn.” and the illustrations in Country Life 1899. Some elements are visible as very low earthworks on the lidar data but most appear to have been levelled. (1-5)
1 CUCAP DB3 01/01/1949
2 EHA RAF/CPE/UK2405 4072 24-11-1947
3 LIDAR SP9680
4 Register description see Appendix XX
5 Country Life 1899.

<1> Deegan A., 2012, Air Photo and Lidar Mapping and Interpretation for Drayton House and Park, Northamptonshire, p.26 Appendix 5 (checked) (Report). SNN108512.

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Feb 4 2013 6:51PM