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Finings, Great Stukeley

Introduction

Features of Finings include a shelter belt, woodland, shrubberies and ponds.

The House is protected from the elements by a shelter belt and a woodland with poplars, hornbeams and whitebeam. To the north of the house are recent shrubberies with large drifts of spring bulbs. Three ponds are planted with water lilies and contain koi carp. There is a wild flower area and plantings of the rose named after the Prime Minister’s wife.
History

The 1930s house owned by a recent Prime Minister on high ground in the village is surrounded by a nearly one hectare garden.

Period

  • 20th Century (1901 to 2000)
  • Early 20th Century (1901 to 1932)
Features & Designations

Features

  • Pond
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  • Shelter Belt
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  • Shrubbery
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  • House (featured building)
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Key Information

Type

Garden

Purpose

Ornamental

Principal Building

Domestic / Residential

Period

20th Century (1901 to 2000)

Survival

Extant

Civil Parish

Houghton and

References

Contributors

  • Cambridgeshire Gardens Trust