Monument record MLI82759 - Blankney Park, Blankney
Summary
Blankney Park, Blankney
Type and Period (6)
- PARK (Post Medieval to Modern - 1790 AD? to 2050 AD)
- AVENUE (LANDSCAPE FEATURE) (Post Medieval to Modern - 1790 AD? to 2050 AD)
- ENCLOSURE (Post Medieval to Modern - 1790 AD? to 2050 AD)
- ICEHOUSE (Post Medieval to Modern - 1790 AD? to 2050 AD?)
- AVIARY (Post Medieval to Modern - 1790 AD? to 2050 AD?)
- GROTTO (Post Medieval to Mid 20th Century - 1790 AD? to 1946 AD?)
Protected Status/Designation
Full Description
62133
Blankney Park covers an extensive area to the west, south and east of Blankney village. It contained an icehouse, aviary and formal garden remains, including an avenue and enclosure. {1}{2}{3}
Aspects of the garden were designed by James Pulham in 1866, for Henry Chaplin. It may contain features made of 'Pulhamite' artificial stone which was often used to create rockeries and other picturesque features in imitation of natural rock formations. {4}
A walk over the site of Blankney Hall gardens by an historic gardens specialist identified remnants of the Pulham grotto still surviving but very overgrown and without any water in the pond, or small lake. There appears to have been a grotto island in the middle of a man-made pond and with a narrow footbridge across to it. {5}
Sources/Archives (5)
- <1> SLI3566 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1902-06. 25 Inch County Series Map - Second Edition. 1:2500. 87/2.
- <2> SLI3613 Map: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1992-1996. National Mapping Programme. TF0861:LI.889.11.1, 1996.
- <3> SLI173 Aerial Photograph: 1945-84. CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY COLLECTION. BUX045, 21/7/75.
- <4> SLI11840 Bibliographic Reference: Beresford, Camilla and Mason, David. 2008. Durability Guaranteed: Pulhamite rockwork - its conservation and repair. Appendix 1; p 23.
- <5> SLI13790 Verbal Communication: Shields, S.. 2012. Information from Association of Gardens Trusts. 13/01/2012.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TF 062 601 (2857m by 1442m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BLANKNEY, NORTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Apr 11 2023 3:27PM
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