Introduction
By 1874, the Ordnance Survey 6\" map shows ornamental gardens and orchards around the house and there is a boathouse beside the lake. The site appears to maintain broadly the same appearance through maps of 1899 and 1910. In a modern map, the Ordnance Survey 6\" map of 1981, the site has maintained its shape including the lake.
The garden has strips of mixed woodland and a large open area (1.4 hectares, 3.6 acres) with just a few scattered trees. There is a boathouse by the side of the lake and a weir. To the west is a nursery, The Vineries, with a large area of glass.
In a modern map, the Ordnance Survey 6" map of 1981, the site has maintained its shape including the lake. The strip of woodland by the road has disappeared.
- History
It is difficult to decide if there is a building corresponding to Framfield Grange on the Ordnance Survey 1" map (1813), but if there is it is an insignificant one. There is a stream and a pond, as also shown on later maps. By 1874, the Ordnance Survey 6" map shows ornamental gardens and orchards around the house and there is a boathouse beside the lake. The site appears to maintain broadly the same appearance through maps of 1899 and 1910.
Period
- Post Medieval (1540 to 1901)
- Victorian (1837-1901)
- Features & Designations
Features
- House (featured building)
- Earliest Date:
- Latest Date:
- Stream
- Pond
- Lake
- Orchard
- Boat House
- Greenhouse
- Orchard
- Gardens
- Key Information
Type
Garden
Purpose
Ornamental
Principal Building
Domestic / Residential
Period
Post Medieval (1540 to 1901)
Survival
Extant
Civil Parish
Framfield
- References
Contributors
Dennis Cooke
Sussex Gardens Trust