Introduction
The previous garden features include raised pathways, a moat and ponds.
Now visible only as crop marks from the air, this was one of the most remarkable late-medieval gardens in England. The garden resembled the early Renaissance gardens of Italy, which the Earl of Worcester had recently visited at the time of the garden’s creation.
Tiptoft’s house stood on a high mound within a moat giving long views to the adjacent hills to the north and south. Around it are moated compartments with ponds and pathways. A long raised causeway linked it to the village.
- History
The garden at John O’Gaunt’s House was created between 1461 and 1470 by John Tiptoft, Earl of Worcester.
- Features & Designations
Features
- Artificial Mound
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- Moat
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- Pond
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- Path
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- Manor House (featured building)
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- Key Information
Type
Garden
Purpose
Ornamental
Principal Building
Domestic / Residential
Survival
Lost
Civil Parish
Bassingbourn cum
- References
Contributors
Cambridgeshire Gardens Trust