Introduction
Features of Fulbourn Manor House include garden walls, statues and a garden terrace.
In the entrance court is a stone statue of William of Orange facing the house. The plinth of the statue is inscribed with a quotation from D. Hume's ‘History of Great Britain'. To the east of the house is an extensive lawn leading to a ha-ha giving long views across the park. A stone wall extends from the house along the north side of the lawn with a long herbaceous border. Arched metal supports for climbers provide shade along the border over a seating terrace.
The walled kitchen garden has been developed for housing but the earlier Tudor stone and half-timbered Old Manor still overlooks the edge of the park. The whole is reminiscent of a medieval French country estate prior to Le Notre stamping his formality on the tree planting.
- History
Fulbourn Manor House has been in the Townley family since 1788 and has been occupied by them almost continually since that date. It was largely rebuilt in 1910 by Dudley Newman, incorporating part of the original house.
Period
- 18th Century (1701 to 1800)
- Late 18th Century (1767 to 1800)
- Features & Designations
Features
- Garden Terrace
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- Sculpture
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- Garden Wall
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- Manor House (featured building)
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- Lawn
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- Herbaceous Border
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- Kitchen Garden
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- Ha-ha
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- Key Information
Type
Park
Purpose
Ornamental
Principal Building
Domestic / Residential
Period
18th Century (1701 to 1800)
Survival
Part: standing remains
Civil Parish
Fulbourn
- References
Contributors
Cambridgeshire Gardens Trust