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| Name: | Knepp Castle Park and Garden |
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| HER Ref: | MWS4183 |
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| Type of record: | Landscape |
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Designations - none recorded
Summary
Pleasure grounds and a park laid out on a new site to complement a picturesque, castellated mansion of 1806-13 by the architect John Nash, but incorporating elements of an earlier landscape including some industrial features, notably a substantial hammer-pond associated with the post-medieval Wealden iron industry.
Monument Types
- HAMMER POND (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- HOUSE (Built, Post Medieval - 1800 AD to 1849 AD (between))
- ICEHOUSE (Built, Post Medieval - 1800 AD to 1899 AD (between))
- GARDEN (Laid Out, Post Medieval - 1806 AD to 1813 AD (between))
- PARK (Laid Out, Post Medieval - 1806 AD to 1813 AD (between))
Sources
| <1> | List: English Heritage. 2001. Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England. |
| <2> | Verbal communication: Palmer S. TQ12SE19. |
| <3> | Bibliographic reference: Pevsner N. 1965. 254-5. |
| <4> | Bibliographic reference: 1995. Knepp Castle. EH Register of Parks. |
| <5> | List: Department for the Environment (now DCMS). c1946 onward. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest for Chichester: Former Midhurst Rural District. Greenbacks. |
| <6> | Grey Literature Report: Horsham Heritage. 2014. Knepp Millpond and its Former Economic Importance. Issue No. 22, Spring 2014. |
| <7> | Grey Literature Report: Horsham District Archaeology Group. The Former Mills Of The Knepp Estate. |
| <8> | Bibliographic reference: Richard Symonds. 2011. Possible Deserted Medieval Village on the Knepp Estate. |
Associated Events - none recorded
Associated Monuments
- MWS4523 - Related to: Ice House at Knepp Castle (Monument)
- MWS8391 - Related to: Knepp Castle Estate and Stables (Listed Building)
- MWS821 - Related to: Knepp Castle Medieval Park (Landscape)
- MWS8392 - Related to: Kneppmill House (Listed Building)
- MWS3526 - Related to: The Ruin of Knepp Castle (Monument)
Associated Finds - none recorded
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