Walled Gardens To East Of Barrington Court With Gateways

ST3918 BARRINGTON CP BARRINGTON COURT ESTATE

9/179 Walled gardens to east of Barrington Court with gateways

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GV II

Walled gardens. Circa 1921-25 incorporating earlier work for A.A. Lyle, partly the design of Gertrude Jekyll. Brick, rubble and freestone. The whole enclosed by a high brick wall with a rubble coping; except bounded to north by the 'Bustalls', a double-pile range of former single-storeyed cattle shelters of brick and rubble, hipped tile roofs, 11 segmental-arched openings looking into the garden with wooden gates, probably C19. To east a single-storeyed C17 outbuilding with hipped tile roof, oval openings in freetone surrounds with leaded lights to garden. The garden itself is divided into 3 areas by rubble walling. In west wall reused moulded oak door surround with a 4-centred arch head and carved spandrels, panelled door. Part of garden with a central pool. Two ornamental iron gateways. Further section of walling extends to the south; very large gateway with pair of panelled ashlar piers with obelisk finials, wrought-iron gates, intricate cresting.

Listing NGR: ST3970418238