Monument record 264/3/2 - Formal Garden of Manor House

Formal gardens to Sulgrave Manor, remodelled by Sir Reginald Blomfield between 1920 and 1928. Very little is known of the the earlier garden layout.

{2} Formal flower gardens to Sulgrave Manor, created during the 1920s. Features include lawns with a topiary garden and an orchard.

{5} The formal layout of the 1920s was made at the same time as the restoration of the C16th manor by Sir Reginald Blomfield. It covers 3.5ha and contains flower/ herb beds, topiary, an orchard as well as wide lawns. It is also walled. The manor was the former home of George Washington's family

<1> 1932, Country Life (1932), 25 JUNE/722 (unchecked) (Journal). SNN9054.

<2> English Heritage, 1991, Register of Parks & Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England (1991, Northamptonshire), Part 30 (Report). SNN1167.

<3> Anthony J., 1979, Gardens of Britain, (unchecked) (Series). SNN34164.

<4> CLIFFORD SMITH H., 1933, Sulgrave Manor and the Washingtons, (unchecked) (Book). SNN59336.

<5> NICOLSON N., 1965, GREAT HOUSES OF BRITAIN, 70 (unchecked) (Uncertain). SNN59337.

<6> NICOLSON N., 1976, Sulgrave Manor, Northamptonshire, (unchecked) (Uncertain). SNN59338.

<7> BLOMFIELD R., 1892, FORMAL GARDEN IN ENGLAND, (unchecked) (Uncertain). SNN55487.

Record last edited

Jan 6 2023 3:46PM