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Oakeley House (also known as Lydham Manor)

Introduction

South of Oakeley House there was a shrubbery and moderately sized park.

Oakeley House featured a park and gardens in the late 19th century. South of the house lay a shrubbery, and a moderate park

lay to the south and east. The park was crossed by a drive from the Lower Lodge. The massive entrance

gates here were noted in 1891, as were Oakeley's pollard oaks of 'giant girth,'

its spruce, cedars, beeches, and rhododendrons. There were also extensive kitchen gardens

with choice fruit trees, and a considerable number of greenhouses and vineries.

Features & Designations

Features

  • Shrubbery
  • Description: A shrubbery lay to the south of the house.
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  • Drive
  • Description: The park was crossed by a drive leading to a lodge.
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  • Hunting Lodge
  • Description: Lower Lodge (in fact the only lodge in the grounds), lay in the park at the end of the drive.
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Key Information

Type

Park

Principal Building

Domestic / Residential

Survival

Part: standing remains

Civil Parish

Bishop's Castle

References

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