Introduction
The current state of the kitchen garden is unknown. It was not shown on a map of 1809, and is therefore likely to date from the Victorian period.
A listing of plantings in the kitchen garden in 1924 gives a good picture of the contents. How much of thjis survives is unclear.
LEASE BETWEEN J H H HORNSBY ESQ AND MR HARRY STEVENS29 September 1924
INVENTORY OF CONTENTS OF KITCHEN GARDEN AT CUCKFIELD PARK
In Walled Kitchen Garden
23 wall Pear Trees 12 wall Plum Trees 6 wall Cherry Trees
On Borders
13 Black Currant bushes 44 Red Currant bushes 34 Gooseberry bushes
In Centre of Garden
6 Gooseberry bushes 3 rows Raspberry Canes 10 Pear Trees 39 Apple Trees 3 beds of asparagus
In Peach House in Kitchen Garden
1 Golden Gage 5 Peach Trees of back wall 3 Peach Trees on front wall 3 Nectarine Trees on front wall
In Vinery in Glass Garden
4 Sweet Water Vines 8 Black Hamboro' Vines
In Peach House
2 Peach Trees 2 Nectarine Trees
In Stoke Hole
5 iron furnace Tools
signed Harry Stevens
- Visitor Access, Directions & Contacts
- History
Period
- Post Medieval (1540 to 1901)
- Victorian (1837-1901)
- Features & Designations
Features
- Kitchen Garden
- Key Information
Type
Garden
Purpose
Food / Drink Production
Principal Building
Agriculture And Subsistence
Period
Post Medieval (1540 to 1901)
Survival
Unknown
Civil Parish
Cuckfield Rural