Alnwick Castle Parks (Hedgeley; Alnwick; Eglingham; Denwick; Longhoughton; Edlingham)
Alnwick Castle landscape pleasure grounds (8ha); walled garden (c.3ha); park (c.200ha), designed by Capability Brown in the 1760s-70s for the 1st Duke of Northumberland; in a deer park and estate of c.1060ha with much planting in later 19th century.
River widened with weirs, cascade. Terrace walk on site of Bow Burn leads to wooded pleasure grounds. Picturesque riverside walks and drives to Dairy Grounds and over river to Abbey grounds. Remains of 14th century abbey (NU 11 SE 19). Open landscape park to north of river, tree clumps, plantations, perimeter planting to north. Various monuments and remains within the park boundary, eg St Leonard's Hospital, Alnwick Lion Bridge, Malcolm's Cross, Hulne Priory, Brizlee Tower, Hulne Park, etc. Grounds noted amongst the finest pleasure walks in England by 1770. Paintings by Canaletto (1752) and Watts (1783) show the setting before and after landscaping. (1)
Additional bibliography. (2)
In the 19th century William Andrew Nesfield designed a parterre at Alnwick. (3)
Additional source. (4)
Landscape park and pleasure grounds developed from a series of Medieval deer parks around Alnwick Castle covering an area of 1300 hectares. The deer parks, Hulne Park, West park and Cawledge were imparked during the 13th century. Landscaping took place between 1750 and 1786 and involved to the work of James Paine, Robert Adam, Lancelot Brown, James Call and Thomas Call. During the 19th century the park was extended. Pleasure gardens and a walled formal garden were created between 1808 and 1812 by John Hay. These were remodelled during the mid 19th century by William Andrews Nesfield. (5)
River widened with weirs, cascade. Terrace walk on site of Bow Burn leads to wooded pleasure grounds. Picturesque riverside walks and drives to Dairy Grounds and over river to Abbey grounds. Remains of 14th century abbey (NU 11 SE 19). Open landscape park to north of river, tree clumps, plantations, perimeter planting to north. Various monuments and remains within the park boundary, eg St Leonard's Hospital, Alnwick Lion Bridge, Malcolm's Cross, Hulne Priory, Brizlee Tower, Hulne Park, etc. Grounds noted amongst the finest pleasure walks in England by 1770. Paintings by Canaletto (1752) and Watts (1783) show the setting before and after landscaping. (1)
Additional bibliography. (2)
In the 19th century William Andrew Nesfield designed a parterre at Alnwick. (3)
Additional source. (4)
Landscape park and pleasure grounds developed from a series of Medieval deer parks around Alnwick Castle covering an area of 1300 hectares. The deer parks, Hulne Park, West park and Cawledge were imparked during the 13th century. Landscaping took place between 1750 and 1786 and involved to the work of James Paine, Robert Adam, Lancelot Brown, James Call and Thomas Call. During the 19th century the park was extended. Pleasure gardens and a walled formal garden were created between 1808 and 1812 by John Hay. These were remodelled during the mid 19th century by William Andrews Nesfield. (5)
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HERITAGE ASSESSMENT, Land west of Head Gardener's Cottage, The Alnwick Garden 2019; Pre-Construct Archaeology
EVALUATION, Land west of Head Gardener's Cottage, The Alnwick Garden 2019; Pre-Construct Archaeology
EVALUATION, Land west of Head Gardener's Cottage, The Alnwick Garden 2019; Pre-Construct Archaeology
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