Walls To Triangular Garden

The walls to the former fruit garden, now a sheep fold, were built in the mid to late 18th century for Edwin Lascelles, the 1st Lord Harewood. They are made of orange-red brick in an English garden-wall bond, topped with ashlar coping. The walls form an equilateral triangle, with the North wall, West wall, and Long-Border wall running in the north-south, north-east, and east-south directions, respectively.

The West wall features a stone doorway at its northern end, which has a rusticated Gibbs surround and a triple keystone, along with broad projections for heated flues. At the southern end, the Long-Border wall nearly meets the West wall, providing access to the garden, which is now used as a sheep fold. There is a continuous lean-to with a corrugated iron roof supported by timber posts, and sheep pens are located in the center.

Historically, a variety of fruits were cultivated here for Harewood House, including peaches, nectarines, various types of pears, Victoria plums, greengages, apricots, corden gooseberries, corden apples, and Morello cherries.