Walled Garden, Broxmouth Parks is a Grade C listed building in the East Lothian local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 17 May 1989. Walled garden.
Walled Garden, Broxmouth Parks
- WRENN ID
- distant-bonework-aspen
- Grade
- C
- Local Planning Authority
- East Lothian
- Country
- Scotland
- Date first listed
- 17 May 1989
- Type
- Walled garden
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
18th century rectangular plan walled garden encased in
early 19th century exterior walls with service
buildings. Random rubble with ashlar coping.
WALLED GARDEN: high walled garden entered by gateway to
N end of W wall with fine wrought-iron gate bearing
entwined intials at centre. Brick lining to N wall.
Lean-to row of tools sheds and ancillary buildings,
early 19th century abutting on external side to N.
TOOL SHEDS: abutting high N wall of walled garden, and
facing kitchen garden. Slightly advanced bay to E raised
in gabled dormer with doorway; 16 bays to right with
similarly advanced doorway to W end and with one doorway
widened. 12-pane glazing pattern to sash and case
windows to W row of buildings with polygonal ashlar and
brick stacks at ridge. Grey slates and some asbestos
roofing.
KITCHEN GARDEN: low rubble walled enclosure to N within
outer walled area, overlooked to S by lean-to service
buildings. Outer N wall shaped by gateway with squat
ashlar pier, and with evidence of former hot-houses and
heating chambers on each side.
Low rubble outer wall to W.
GATEPIERS: squat drum gatepiers to outer W wall, leading
to gardener's house, cone capped with decorative vase
finials.
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