Monument record MLI42016 - Well Hall Park, Claxby St Andrew, Well and Ulceby
Summary
Well Hall Park, Claxby St Andrew, Well and Ulceby.
Type and Period (5)
- LANDSCAPE PARK (Post Medieval to Modern - 1700 AD to 2050 AD)
- FORMAL GARDEN (Post Medieval - 1720 AD to 1899 AD?)
- ORNAMENTAL LAKE (Post Medieval to Modern - 1700 AD to 2050 AD)
- WALLED GARDEN (Post Medieval to Modern - 1720 AD? to 2050 AD)
- PARK (Post Medieval to Modern - 1700 AD to 2050 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
Full Description
TO THE E AND W OF WELL HALL HOUSE (PRN 47663) IS A CHAIN OF LAKES. THE FORMAL LANDSCAPING MUST BE OF THE 1720s. LANDSCAPE PARK WITH REMNANTS OF EARLY EIGHTEENTH CENTURY FORMAL GARDEN. WELL HALL IS EARLY EIGHTEENTH CENTURY. THE ESTATE LIES EAST-WEST ALONG THE WOODED COURSE OF WELL VALE WITH OPEN GROUND IN THE EASTERN SECTION. IN THE EARLY EIGHTEENTH CENTURY THE WELL BECK WAS DAMMED AND TWO LAKES, UPPER AND LOWER WERE FORMED. THE HALL IS DUE SOUTH OF THE BRIDGE DIVIDING THESE LAKES. TO THE EAST OF WELL HALL THE OPEN LAWN SLOPES DOWN TO THE LOWER LAKE SHOWING THE OUTLINES OF EARLY EIGHTEENTH CENTURY TERRACES, PERHAPS CONTEMPORARY WITH THE CREATION OF THE LAKES. IT IS SUGGESTED THAT CHARLES BRIDGEMAN MAY HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN THE DESIGN OF THE GARDEN AND LANDSCAPE. {3}
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SLI1062 Bibliographic Reference: Nikolaus Pevsner and John Harris, with Nicholas Antram. 1989. Buildings of England: Lincolnshire (Second Edition). P786.
- <2> SLI3364 Index: SMR FILE. WELL. TF 47 SW Z -.
- <3> SLI2865 Index: ENGLISH HERITAGE. 1987. REGISTER OF PARKS AND GARDENS OF SPECIAL HISTORIC INTEREST IN ENGLAND. PART 27: LINCOLNSHIRE. GD1990.
Map
Location
Grid reference | Centred TF 4386 7333 (3816m by 2300m) |
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Civil Parish | CLAXBY ST ANDREW, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
Civil Parish | ULCEBY WITH FORDINGTON, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
Civil Parish | WELL, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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