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Summary

St. Olaves garden. Series of informal terraces, ornamental park with fine trees.4ha (devon gardens trust).

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX68NE/224/1

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• GARDEN (XIX - 1840 AD to 1880 AD (Between))

Full description

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV222745.

Des=devon gardens trust/(-/8/1995)/worksheet in pf.

Devon Gardens Trust, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV305650.

St. Olaves garden. Series of informal terraces, ornamental park with fine trees.4ha (devon gardens trust).

Devon Gardens Trust, 2014, Devon Gardens Trust (Website). SDV356845.

Sometime between 1840 and 1880 the Rev. W.T.A. Radford, Rector of Down St Mary bought three rows of clothworkers cottages, presumedly razed two of the rows and converted the third into a country house. It is believed that Radford laid out the garden in a series of informal terraces ending in a dry stone wall 12 to 15 feet high of massive granite blocks. Despite serious damage in 1990 there are still several fine trees, notably Sequiadendron, Sequoia, Cedrus deodara,Thuja plicata as well as mature oaks, beeches and sweet chestnuts. In 1963 the house was divided into three. The views of the upper Teign valley up to the high moor are impressive.

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Associated Events: none recorded

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