Monument record 2838/2/15 - Bowling Green

{1}C18th plan shows bowling green on ground rising to south of house;,

{3}From plan once preserved in library it would seem that space between yews & house was occupied by bowling green;,

{5}C19th copy of early C18th map shows bowling green as square area lying immediately south of house;,

{6}Appears to lie within rectangular sunken area from 1970/80s aerial photographs; unclear whether original bowling green was sunken;,

{7}South side of house looks upon lawn of velvety smoothness rising slightly to distant yew hedges;

<1> Heward J.; Taylor R., 1996, The Country Houses of Northamptonshire, p.58 (checked) (Book). SNN41757.

<2> 1799, The Westmorland Papers, Misc.Vol.37 (unchecked) (Document). SNN42177.

<3> Serjeantson R.M.; Ryland W. (Editors), 1906, The Victoria History of the Counties of England: Northamptonshire, p.545 (checked) (Series). SNN100369.

<4> 1721, Untitled Source, (unchecked) (Illustration). SNN56370.

<5> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1984, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p.13 (checked) (Series). SNN77384.

<6> Addison C.M., 1997, ORAL REPORT TO SMR, (unchecked) (Uncertain). SNN50660.

<7> 1895, APETHORPE, 495 (Article). SNN42237.

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Apr 10 2008 9:17AM