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Summary

Park and gardens, Harlaxton Manor, Harlaxton

Full description

A mid 19th century park and gardens with garden buildings by William Burn forming the setting for a mid 19th century house. Sir Daniel de Ligne, a Flemish refugee, purchased Harlaxton Manor in 1619 and was knighted in 1620. By 1758 George de Ligne Gregory had inherited the Manor. When he died in 1822 his nephew, Gregory Williams (1786-1854) inherited and became Gregory Gregory. Gregory commissioned Anthony Salvin to design the new house and in 1838 William Burn and his partner David Bryce were employed. Many garden features were designed by Burn. The old house was demolished in about 1850. During the First World War the 11th Division and then the trench warfare school were stationed at the Manor. The Gregory family remained at the Manor until 1937 when the estate was sold. In the Second World War the Manor was used by the 1st Airborne Division.
The gardens, on seven levels, lie to the south-east and south-west above the Manor, divided from the wooded pleasure grounds by a track. The gardens include several terraces, a double yew walk, an Italian Garden, an ornamental canal and wooded pleasure grounds extending to the south-west and north-east sides of the Manor. There is also a walled kitchen garden 500m north-west of the Manor.
The park extends north-westwards from the Manor on either side of the main drive. Harlaxton Wood which extends down the eastern side of the park was present at least by 1798. A lake runs from south-west to north-east across the north-west section of the park. Most of the parkland is now (2000) under the plough with a scattering of trees. {1}

<1> ENGLISH HERITAGE, 1987, REGISTER OF PARKS AND GARDENS OF SPECIAL HISTORIC INTEREST IN ENGLAND, GD1980 (Index). SLI2865.

<2> 1897->, Country Life, 1906, p.522 (Serial). SLI3918.

<3> 1897->, Country Life, 1937, p.377 (Serial). SLI3918.

<4> 1897->, Country Life, 1957, p.704 (Serial). SLI3918.

<5> Nikolaus Pevsner and John Harris, 1964, Buildings of England: Lincolnshire (First Edition), - (Bibliographic Reference). SLI860.

<6> THOROLD AND YATES, 1965, LINCOLNSHIRE: A SHELL GUIDE, - (Bibliographic Reference). SLI1082.

<7> 1945-84, CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY COLLECTION, FP52-5 (Aerial Photograph). SLI110.

Monument Types

• GARDEN (Post Medieval to Modern - 1700 AD to 2050 AD?)
• PARK (Post Medieval to Modern - 1830 AD? to 2050 AD)

Protected Status

• Registered Park or Garden
• Conservation Area

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