Kitchen Garden Wall And Adjoining Melon/Mushroom House, Formerly To Abbotsworthy House

The remains of a kitchen garden wall and a small melon/mushroom house, dating to the early to mid-19th century, originally served Abbotsworthy House. The walls were likely built around 1836, coinciding with the construction of the house for the Rev. Charles Baring, a member of the well-known banking family.

The garden wall forms a rectangular enclosure, standing roughly 3.1 meters high and 0.3 meters wide. On the east side, a low brick melon or mushroom house is attached. The walled garden originally encompassed an area of approximately 2,200 square meters. Currently, the interior is the garden of Point Seven, mainly consisting of grass, trees, shrubs, and a modern swimming pool enclosed by a modern brick wall. An entrance gap is present at the southwest corner.

The garden walls are constructed of red brick in both English Bond and Flemish Bond patterns, finished with a red tile coping. The bricks measure approximately 9 x 4 ½ x 3 inches, a common size associated with the period between 1803 and 1850, influenced by the Brick Tax.

The kitchen garden walls retain historical significance as part of the grounds of Abbotsworthy House and represent a link to its past. They are a well-preserved example of an early to mid-19th century wall, incorporating a melon/mushroom house. The walls contribute to the group value of the nearby Grade II listed boundary wall of Abbotsworthy House, and with the Grade II listed houses The Hurst and Ramblers, whose gardens adjoin the wall.