Retaining Wall To South Terrace And Eastern Part Of Garden Terminating At The Four Faces Avenue

The retaining wall to the South Terrace and the eastern part of the garden at Bramham Park dates from around 1727-28 and is possibly designed by John Wood the Elder for Robert Benson. It is made of roughly-dressed sandstone and consists of a long stone wall that is 10 courses high, featuring buttressed piers at regular intervals. There is a semicircular projection at the center of the terrace, just beyond the end of the T-shaped canal. The wall is attached to the west end wall and turns north along an irregular line, supporting the garden walks. This structure is part of an important early 18th-century landscaped garden, which is clearly illustrated in an aerial photograph in G. Lane Fox's guidebook on Bramham Park from 1985. It is also mentioned in the English Heritage Register of Parks and Gardens, where it is classified as Grade I.