Introduction
The site was a woodland created in a Victorian landscape style, with serpentine paths through shrubberies and trees. The extent of survival of this site has not been established.
The 1st edition Ordnance Survey map shows a woodland in a Victorian landscape style. There are serpentine paths running through shrubbery and trees. Most of the land lies to the south-west of the house, which, according to Pevsner is 'chaste Neo-Georgian'. There are large greenhouses to the west of the house. The gates and gate piers are listed Grade II. The ornamental cast iron gates to the carriage drive are set in rectangular gate piers with cartouches carved in them and surmounted by caps in the form of crowns (Pike, 1910).
- History
The site is first recorded in 1545 as 'Helly' (hilly), which became Ely. In 1816 it was owned by Sir John MacPherson, Baronet, who was the Govenor of India from 1785-1786. He later became the MP for Cricklade.
- Features & Designations
Features
- Woodland
- Serpentine Path
- Shrubbery
- Trees
- Key Information
Type
Garden
Purpose
Ornamental
Principal Building
Domestic / Residential
Survival
Part: standing remains
Open to the public
Yes
Civil Parish
Frant
- References
References
- Nairn, Ian and Pevsner, Nikolaus {The Buildings of England: Sussex} (Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1965) The Buildings of England: Sussex
- Pike, W.T. {Sussex in the twentieth century: contemporary biographies} (Brighton: Pike, 1910) Sussex in the twentieth century : contemporary biographies