Three Pairs Of Gate Piers And Walls Around Gardens And Terrace At Home Farm

The site comprises three pairs of gate piers and surrounding walls enclosing gardens and a terrace, associated with Home Farm. The layout dates primarily to the late 17th century and early 18th century, with later alterations in the 19th century. Gate piers are potentially the work of Edward Pierce or Thomas Strong.

The gardens consist of two rectangular enclosures, measuring approximately 150 metres by 50 metres and 150 metres by 98 metres respectively. The northern garden has gate piers in the centre of its east and west walls; the east wall curves inwards in a semicircular shape. The southern garden includes a raised terrace projecting westerly for a maximum of 16 metres. The two gardens are separated by a central wall.

On the west elevation, the wall is 2 metres high, constructed in Flemish bond brickwork with a moulded stone capping. Flanking the gate piers are square pilasters, a moulded plinth, and fielded panels featuring carved fruit and flowers. The piers are topped with moulded dentil and corniced caps, each surmounted by a pineapple on a square moulded base. To the right, a 3-metre-high terrace retaining wall stands forward of the garden wall, featuring stepped buttresses and English bond brickwork with a stone capping. Two-and-a-half bays project at each end of the terrace, with 8 bays in the centre.

The east elevation features a 3-metre-high wall in English bond brickwork, a stone capping, and central gate piers constructed of brick with stone dressings. The piers have stone plinth bases and corniced caps surmounted by stone vases decorated with carved festoons of flowers and fruit. Niched areas are recessed into the wall faces, with stone bands and keys, and moulded stone panels above the niches. Pilasters with stone cornices and scrolls provide support for gates or railings. To the right, a 3-metre-high wall with stone capping, quoins, and recesses containing arched niches curves back to a pair of tall stone gate piers featuring pilasters, moulded plinths, fielded panels, corniced caps, and urns decorated with leaves, fruit, and flowers.

The north wall has been built against by several cottages and outbuildings, aside from a central house built over the wall with its main elevation facing south. This house is of no particular architectural interest.

The walled gardens originally belonged to the Manor House, built for the Earl of Craven by Sir Balthazar Gerbier and William Wynne, but which was destroyed by fire in 1718.