Monument record 51 - Aynho Park

Landscape park and formal gardens at Aynho Park. The gardens were laid out from 1660 and included formal gardens created by Mr Guillam after 1700. Further formal gardens were laid out after 1850 but were removed after the First World War. The park was laid out circa 1701 and was landscaped by Lancelot Brown in 1760 for William Cartwright, replacing most of the formal gardens. The park was extended in the 1790s. Humphry Repton visited the park in 1796-97 and produced two plans for the park.

{1} Deer park was enclosed in 16th century

{2} Painting of a hunting scene in Aynho Park, painted in 1764 by Francis Sartorius. It depicts the parkland, church, house and windmill.

{3} Eyre's second edition map shows small line of trees only.

{4} Park enlarged and ornamented with extensive plantations by present proprietor Will Ralph Cartwright M.P. Lord of the Manor. Owned 2245 acres; 700 acres old demense; rest enclosed by Act of Parliament 1792.

{6} The park is stone walled and there is no evidence of an early park.

{7}Capability Brown designed parkland for client Will Cartwright M.P. in 1760-3. Work cost £1, 300. No lake. The park is now separately owned and farmed.

{10}Land owned by Cartwrights 1615-1959. Will Cartwright M.P. commissioned design for landscaping park from Capability Brown between 1760 and 1763. Paid Brown £1,300 for carrying out the scheme. Masses of trees, perimeter belts. Pleasure grounds for walking as opposed to park for riding. Shrubberies once extensive but now much reduced. Some fine specimen trees still. Repton carried out work in 1798 and apologised for bill as so little work had been done.

{11}Describes process for enclosure of parkland; led to the destruction of 30 buildings (for village) and required re-alignment of road.

{12}1760 Capability Brown made plan. 263.1s 3d. 1761-63 entries total £1,080.

{13} Survey of Aynho by John Fish of Warwick topographical description of lands of Tho. Cartwright. 19th century photo. Copy by Clement Millard 1895.

{14}Map of Aynho Park and grounds; surveyed by W.

{15}Survey of Aynho Park by Wm Collison. Detailed breakdown of specific areas of the parkland including Church Pastures, The Spinney, Spencers Close etc.(See Jenny Burt's notes for detail).

{16}Aynho Park - alterations and improvements; pen and ink on paper framed. Not glaxed. No surveyor.

{17}Plan of Aynho Park with alterations and improvements.

{18}Tracing of part O.S. 25" map of Park.

{19}Map of Aynho Park estate printed. Scale 2 3/4" to 2000'.

{20}Letter from Humphrey Repton apologising for bill when so little work had actually been done.

{21} Gardeners book kept between 1796 and 1814; details expenditure on gardens, trees etc.

{22} Plan of garden with trees (may not be Aynho). Shows coniferous and mophead trees. Square 80' x 100' with formal planting of beds at corners long path around perimeter of garden with beds of planting - orchid to bottom ?path edge.

{23} Appears Aynho let to David Fullerton of Rendcombe Park 1863. Renewed 1867, 1872, 1875 and let to Paul Hibbot 1876.

{24} Correspondence and papers of tenant Edgar Hibbert including dispute re trees, etc in garden 1884.

{25}Letters from T R B Cartwright to his father regarding Aynho. Plus letters to his brother regarding estate business.

{26}25 November 1793. William Ralph Cartwright and R Gough of Souldern - articles of agreement for exchange of land. Copy of title apportionment Souldern.Map of Aynho meadow and canal - 1813.

{27}Map from sale catalogue of Aynho estate 1940.Schedule of claim for compensation for Aynho Park. 1949.

{28}Photo album 1903-1941 with views of Aynho.

{29}Account book for Barn Elms 1655-1695; includes £99 work done at Aynho 1663.

{30}Jenny Burt draws together all documentation regarding Aynho Park (including Oral History regarding its more recent history) and provides basic chronology for development of parkland (see Supplementary file).

{31}Deer in parkland until circa 1960.

{33} Field name: Aynoe Park

{34} Field name: Warren Ground

{36} The deer park was imparked in the 16th century.

{37} - The gardens were laid out in 1701-14 and include a rose garden and walled kitchen gardens northeast of the house. The park was created in 1760-63 by Lancelot Brown.

The gardens were laid out after 1660 and included formal gardens created by Mr Guillam from 1700. Further formal gardens were laid out after 1850 but were removed after the First World War. The park was laid out circa 1701and was landscaped by Lancelot Brown in 1760 for William Cartwright, replacing most of the formal gardens. The park was extended in the 1790s. Humphry Repton visited the park in 1796-97 and produced two plans for the park .

MCKEE H.;MCCULLOCH P., 1996, Aynhoe Park, 1696-1996 (Dissertation). SNN40801.

<1> , MAP, (unchecked) (Map). SNN54771.

<1> English Heritage, 1991, Register of Parks & Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England (1991, Northamptonshire), (checked) (Report). SNN1167.

<2> 1974, Horse of the Century, (checked) (Article). SNN42507.

<2> MCKEE H.;MCCULLOCH P., 1996, Aynhoe Park, 1696-1996, (unchecked) (Dissertation). SNN40801.

<3> Eyre T. (Revised by Jefferys T.), 1779, Map of the County of Northamptonshire, (unchecked) (Map). SNN1852.

<4> Baker G., 1822-36, The History and Antiquities of Northamptonshire, p.542 (unchecked) (Book). SNN10400.

<5> Bridges J., 1791, The History and Antiquities of Northamptonshire, p.134 (unchecked) (Book). SNN77325.

<6> Ordnance Survey, 1950s/1960s, Ordnance Survey Record Cards, SP53SW13 (checked) (Index). SNN443.

<7> Turner R., 1985, Capability Brown and The Eighteenth Century English Landscape, p.173 (unchecked) (Book). SNN42509.

<8> 1953, Country Life (1953), 42-45 (Journal). SNN56429.

<9> Ordnance Survey, 1950s, Ordnance Survey 2.5 Inch Series (General), (unchecked) (Map). SNN54933.

<10> Anthony J., 1979, Gardens of Britain, p.22 (unchecked) (Series). SNN34164.

<11> COOPER N.J., 1984, Aynho: A Northants Village, (unchecked) (Article). SNN42457.

<12> Stroud D., 1975, Capability Brown, p.106-7 (unchecked) (Book). SNN42133.

<13> 1696, MAP, (unchecked) (Map). SNN42408.

<14> 1758, Aynho Estate Map, (unchecked) (Map). SNN42409.

<15> 1772, Map of Aynho, (unchecked) (Map). SNN42443.

<16> 1783, MAP, (unchecked) (Map). SNN42410.

<17> 1783, C(A) 6273; C(A)6274, (unchecked) (Uncertain). SNN42411.

<18> 1900, C(A)6301, (unchecked) (Plan). SNN42413.

<19> 1940, Untitled Source, C(A)6269 / 4272 (Uncertain). SNN42414.

<20> 1790, CORRESPONDENCE, (unchecked) (Correspondence). SNN42429.

<21> Untitled Source, (unchecked) (Book). SNN48676.

<22> DRAWINGS, (unchecked) (Plan). SNN42430.

<23> MISC. DOCUMENTS, (unchecked) (Uncertain). SNN42434.

<24> MISC. DOCUMENTS, (unchecked) (Uncertain). SNN42435.

<25> 1849, MISC. DOCUMENTS, (unchecked) (Uncertain). SNN42436.

<26> 1793, MISC. DOCUMENTS, (unchecked) (Uncertain). SNN42437.

<27> MISC. DOCUMENTS, (unchecked) (Uncertain). SNN42438.

<28> PHOTOGRAPHS, (unchecked) (Uncertain). SNN51691.

<29> ACCOUNTS BOOK, (unchecked) (Uncertain). SNN42439.

<30> BURT J., MISC. DOCUMENTS, (unchecked) (Uncertain). SNN42444.

<31> HUMPHRIES T, 1970, Garden Glory, (unchecked) (Uncertain). SNN42450.

<32> Mowl T.; Hickman C., 2008, The Historic Gardens of England: Northamptonshire, (unchecked) (Series). SNN106082.

<33> 1846, Aynho Tithe Map, (unchecked) (Map). SNN42503.

<34> 1932, Fieldnames Overlays (general-needs sorting out into OS quarter sheets), (unchecked) (Map). SNN10076.

<35> Bryant A., 1827, Map of The County of Northampton, (unchecked) (Map). SNN2733.

<36> WHITTAKER, 1892, The Deer Parks of England, p.109 (unchecked) (Report). SNN42506.

<37> English Heritage, 1984, Register of Parks & Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England (1984, Northamptonshire), part 30 (Report). SNN46781.

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