Walled Garden With Greenhouse And Sundial, Belchester

The Walled Garden with Greenhouse and Sundial at Belchester dates from the earlier to mid 19th century, with later additions and alterations. It features a near rectangular-plan layout, approximately 4,800 square meters, set on a sloping site. The northwest side is enclosed by a tall, square-coped red brick wall, which is buttressed in parts and has a ball-finialled pier at the northeast corner. The remaining sides are enclosed by low rubble sandstone walls, which are partially broken on the east side. A decorative iron pedestrian gate provides access to the garden from the northeast, while a boarded timber door is located on the northwest side. The garden is divided horizontally into three sections, with a sundial positioned in the lower section; little remains of the previous layout.

In the northern corner of the garden, there is a lean-to greenhouse featuring a part-glazed boarded timber door at the center and five-light glazing rows in the flanking bays, with regular panes forming the glazed roof.

A semicircular sandstone garden seat is centered in the upper section of the garden. The balustered sundial is set in the lower section and is aligned with a central stair. It has foliate detailing on the shaft, a tiered square-plan base, and a circular table. To the left of the stair, there is a squat, square-plan sundial, with remains of sandstone carving to the right.

Adjoining the outer face of the northwest wall is a red brick lean-to potting shed. The northwest elevation features a square-headed door offset to the left of center and a single window in the outer left bay, with 6-pane glazing in the timber window and small skylights. The potting shed has a grey slate roof.

The interior was not seen in 1998.