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Monument Number 619086
Hob Uid: 619086
Location : Wiltshire Marlborough
Grid Ref : SU1840068620
Summary : Remains of a late 17th/early 18th century garden to Marlborough Castle House, which now form part of the grounds of Marlborough College. Formal gardens were laid out to the north west and south east of the house, and included a parterre and gazons coupes. A summerhouse or banqueting house was constructed on the mound of the Norman Castle 100 metres west of the house. The mound also had a cascade and grotto. A wilderness was laid out southwards from the mound. The mound is now the only surviving feature of the garden; it has a spiral path and remains of the grotto.
More information : Remains of a late 17th/early 18th century garden of Marlborough Castle House, now part of the grounds of Marlborough College. Formal gardens were laid out to the north west and south east of the house, and included a parterre and gazons coupes. A summerhouse or banqueting house was constructed on the mound of the Norman Castle 100m west of the house. The mound also had a cascade and grotto. A wilderness was laid out southwards from the mound. The mound is now the only surviving feature of the garden; it has a spiral path and remains of the grotto (SU 16 NE 124). Registered park and garden grade II. (1-3)

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Source details : Wiltshire (September 1987)
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Source details : Jones B. 1974. Follies and Grottoes, 408
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Monument Period Name : Post Medieval
Display Date : Late C17 early C18 landscaping
Monument End Date : 1732
Monument Start Date : 1667
Monument Type : Formal Garden, Parterre, Cascade, Summerhouse, Banqueting House
Evidence : Uncertain Evidence, Demolished Building

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External Cross Reference Source : Register of Parks and Gardens Legacy No.
External Cross Reference Number : GD2247
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : SU 16 NE 103
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Monument Number 619086