Cromwell'S Seat 400 Metres East North East Of Embley House is a Grade II listed building in the Test Valley local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 November 1986. Garden seat. 1 related planning application.

Cromwell'S Seat 400 Metres East North East Of Embley House

WRENN ID: patient-tallow-crow
Grade: II
Local Planning Authority: Test Valley
Country: England
Date first listed: 17 November 1986
Type: Garden seat
Source: Historic England listing

Description

Cromwell’s Seat is an early 19th-century garden seat situated 400 metres east-northeast of Embley House, within Embley Park. It marks the end of a long walk that extends from the front of the house into the adjacent woodland. The seat is semicircular and constructed of solid brick with stone dressings. It features a stone top and a brick back with a stone coping. The ends of the seat have stone console brackets on the inside edge. It is recorded that Florence Nightingale frequently used the seat.

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