Garden Walls At North West End Of Garden To Munstead

The garden walls at the north-west end of the garden to Munstead Wood were built in the late 19th century for Gertrude Jekyll. They are constructed from Bargate rubblestone. The tall main wall runs across the garden from the south-west (Brighton Road) to the north-east. Near the south-western end, a spur wall extends to the south-east, while a lower wall on the north-west side runs in a north-easterly direction towards Heath Lane. Halfway along this spur wall, another low wall connects it back to the main wall, creating a triangular enclosed garden. The main wall is approximately 4 metres high and features domed oversailing coping. At its center, it rises over a round-arched entrance with a nail-studded, iron-hinged board door, which is set in a pent-roofed projection on the south-west side. The spur wall extending to the south-east is similar and also has a round-arched entrance. There is a 20th-century greenhouse and brick shed attached to the walling at the south-west end, but these are not of special interest. The spur wall running north-east and the wall linking it to the main wall are about 1 metre high, with the former having two gateways and the latter one. This walling was part of Gertrude Jekyll's garden at Munstead Wood, which is listed as grade I in the Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England.