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| HER Number: | MDV63999 |
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| Name: | Halsdon House Park and Gardens |
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Summary
The house is surrounded by garden and parkland with the main formal garden to the south of the house and a walled garden to the north.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 557 126 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS51SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Dolton |
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| District | Torridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | DOLTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS51SE/27/6
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- GARDEN (XVIII to XXI - 1751 AD (Between) to 2009 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1906, 41NE (Cartographic). SDV2645.
Michelmore Hughes + Strutt + Parker, 1982, Halsdon House, Devon (Pamphlet). SDV466.
The house is surrounded by garden and parkland. The main area of formal garden is to the south of the house. To the north of the house is a walled garden with a greenhouse, staddle barn and dovecote.
Gray, T., 1995, The Garden History of Devon: An Illustrated Guide to Sources, 118-119 (Monograph). SDV671.
The 1903 sale particulars mention 'woodland walks and the pleasure grounds and gardens and timbered park-like lands surrounding Halsdon House. Old turf lawns, tennis court, shrubberies and walks. Specimen conifers, rhododendrons, flowering shrubs including many rare specimens'.
Devon Gardens Trust, 1999, Devon Local Register, 65 (Un-published). SDV170167.
Devon Gardens Trust, 2013, Devon Gazetteer of Parks and Gardens of Local Interest (Reg/Local list of Historic Parks and Gdns). SDV354335.
Clark, J. + Richardson, D., 2013, Halsdon House (Un-published). SDV357717.
Sale particulars of 1903 mentioned the woodland walks through beautiful hanging woods along the Torridge valley and the pleasure grounds and gardens and timbered-park-like lands surrounding the house…old turf lawns, shrubbery’s and walls with rose arches and parterres, the whole being finely timbered with grand specimen conifers, fine growths of rhododendrons and flowering shrubs etc. including many rare specimens. The house is surrounded by woodland with walks/rides and has a pheasantry.
Ordnance Survey, 2022, Mastermap 2022 (Cartographic). SDV364674.
Halsdon shown with area of gardens, walled garden and parkland.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV170167 | Un-published: Devon Gardens Trust. 1999. Devon Local Register. Devon Local Register of Parks and Gardens of Local Historic Interest. A4 Stapled + Digital. 65. |
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| SDV2645 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1906. 41NE. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 6 inch Map. Map (Paper). |
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| SDV354335 | Reg/Local list of Historic Parks and Gdns: Devon Gardens Trust. 2013. Devon Gazetteer of Parks and Gardens of Local Interest. Historic Parks and Gardens - Register and Local List. Digital. |
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| SDV357717 | Un-published: Clark, J. + Richardson, D.. 2013. Halsdon House. Devon Local Register of Parks and Gardens of Local Historic Interest. Digital. |
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| SDV364674 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2022. Mastermap 2022. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #41152 ] |
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| SDV466 | Pamphlet: Michelmore Hughes + Strutt + Parker. 1982. Halsdon House, Devon. Sale Particulars. Digital. |
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| SDV671 | Monograph: Gray, T.. 1995. The Garden History of Devon: An Illustrated Guide to Sources. The Garden History of Devon: An Illustrated Guide to Sources. Paperback Volume. 118-119. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV4473 | Parent of: Dovecote at Halsdon House, Dolton (Building) |
| MDV19241 | Parent of: Icehouse in Halsdon Park, Dolton (Monument) |
| MDV11974 | Related to: Halsdon House, Dolton (Building) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Oct 7 2022 3:07PM |
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