| HER Number (PRN): | 07597 |
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| Name: | Park at Petton Hall |
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| Type of Record: | Monument |
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Protected Status: | None recorded |
Monument Type(s):
- PARK (Late 18th century to Early 19th century - 1760 AD to 1837 AD)
Summary
A late 18th century/early 19th century park associated with Petton Hall (PRN 16183).
| Parish: | Petton, North Shropshire, Shropshire |
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| Map Sheet: | SJ42NW |
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| Grid Reference: | SJ 442 268 |
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Related records
| 35573 | Parent of: Boat House, Parkland at Petton Hall (Building) |
| 35550 | Parent of: East Lodge, Parkland at Petton Hall (Building) |
| 19635 | Parent of: Ice house apx 60m SE of Petton Church (Building) |
| 35571 | Parent of: Petton Lodge, Parkland at Petton Hall (Building) |
| 35572 | Parent of: West Lodge, Parkland at Petton Hall (Building) |
| 16183 | Part of: Petton Hall (Building) |
Associated Finds: None recorded
Associated Events: None recorded
Description
Petton was sold to the Sparling family in 1794 (S. Bagshaw, Directory of Shropshire (1851), 253). By the early 19th century the Hall had an extensive park extending principally to its north, and to a lesser extent, its south (C. and J. Greenwood, Map of Shropshire (1827); O. S. 1, LXXIII.SW (1833)). The bounds were very similar to those of 1880 (O.S. 6, XXI.NW (1889) ), although at the earlier date there was also a small, triangular tongue of land running past Petton church.
In 1851 the park was said t o be richly wooded (S. Bagshaw, Directory of Shropshire (1851), 253); the 1889 Ordnance Survey map suggests many of those trees were in relict field boundaries. By the late 19th century the park had two lodges, both on the Ellesmere- Shrewsbury road (O.S. 6, XXI.NW (1889)). In 1851 Petton's kitchen gardens and vineries were said to be highly productive (S. Bagshaw Directory of Shropshire (1851), 253).
The house was rebuilt in 1892 as a large neo-Elizabethan brick mansion. As well as the site of its immediate predecessor, close by were a medieval moat and a castle mound, fishponds, an ice-house, and Petton church (1727 and later) (O.S. 6, XXI.NW (1889); N. Pevsner, Shropshire (1958), 227) <1>
Photographed during aerial photographic survey in 2009. <7>
Sources
| [01] | SSA10241 - Field survey report: Stamper Paul A. 1993. A Survey of Historic Parks and Gardens in Shropshire. SCCAS Rep. 41. |
| [02] | SSA1851 - Monograph: National Monuments Record (NMR). 1994. Field systems on Black Knoll. |
| [03] | SSA2166 - Map: Greenwood C & Greenwood J. 1827. Map of the County of Salop. 1 inch to 1 mile. |
| [04] | SSA110 - Monograph: Pevsner Nikolaus. 1958. Buildings of England (Shropshire). Buildings of England. p227. |
| [05] | SSA24658 - Webpage: Parks and Gardens UK. 2014. Parks and Gardens UK. http://www.parksandgardens.org/. |
| [06] | SSA2174 - Gazetteer: Bagshaw S. 1851. History, Gazetteer and Directory of Shropshire. Directory. p253. |
| [07] | SSA25889 - Oblique aerial photograph: Shropshire Council. 2009-Apr-26. SA0909_63 (1 photo) Flight: 09_SA_09. Colour. Digital. |
| Date Last Edited: | May 18 2021 2:01PM |
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